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ENVIRONMENT
China’s Uneasy History With Nuclear Energy
As a solution to air pollution and climate change, nuclear power is attractive to Chinese authorities—but what about the public?
HISTORY
Gambling Rocks: The Collectors Risking It All on Ordinary Stones
Precious jade or worthless rock? Collectors in China are staking their savings on finding out
HISTORICAL FIGURES
Xuanzang’s Journey to the West
Playing second fiddle to the Monkey King does not do this man justice
TRAVEL
Road to Winter
The Olympics put it on the map, but there’s more to see now in Zhangjiakou and its nearby northern charms
STREET TALK
Give it to the State
Disappointment with something means that you should hand it to the proper authorities
HISTORY
Dead When Wed: Ghost Marriages in China
In conservative regions of China, death is no obstacle to marriage
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