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From Janitor to Painter: “With Art, I Have Somewhere to Unload My Burden”
How 50-year-old “cleaning auntie” Wang Liuyun discovered freedom in painting
ARTS
Snap Judgment: Photographing Ethnic Groups, Sans Stereotype
No headdresses, no vacant stares: How young artists challenge the parameters of “ethnic” photography
SOCIAL CHINESE
One BBQ Chicken With Milk, Please: Chinese Gamer Slang Today
How gamer slang has pervaded the speech of China’s Gen Z
SOCIETY
Memoirs of a ‘Postpartum Nanny’
“We have no hope of being seen as human”: a writer recalls her mother’s struggles as a ‘yuesao,’ a nanny specializing in newborn and new mother care
NEWS
Factory Workers Flee Lockdown on Foot and Other Trending News
Factory workers walk home on foot amid alleged Covid outbreak, women’s protection law updated, dog uses facial recognition, toddler gives laptop a ba…
HISTORICAL FIGURES
Who’s Afraid of the Chinese Ghostbuster?
As Chinese developer Game Science releases a sneak peek of “Black Myth: Zhong Kui,” get to know the Chinese folk deity famed for his fearsome appeara…
SOCIETY
Trick or Reincarnation: The Curious Case of Tang Jiangshan
A Hainan man who claims to be living a double life remains one of China’s greatest mysteries
BUSINESS
How Small-Town Budget Brands Conquered China’s Biggest Cities
The pandemic and a slowing economy have seen Chinese consumers flock to low-price brands, from milk tea to clothing
LIVING IN CHINA
Meet the Slobbering Students of China’s Newest Training Schools
Urban dog-owners turn to training schools for help with their pets, but controversies persist about training methods and lack of regulation in the in…
SOCIETY
I Was a Funeral Home Worker, Making Sales Pitches About Death
Staking out hospitals, meeting body quotas: a “body transporter” shares his memories from the competitive undertaking of death
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