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The Child Role Models of Chinese History
Child prodigies and model kids from ancient China for Children’s Day
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Collecting Trends: How Middle Class Buyers Influence China’s Art Market
Young, middle class collectors are bending China’s art market to their own tastes
SOCIETY
The Business of Murder: Regulations Hit Role-Playing Murder Mystery Games
Do government regulations mark the death sentence of the role-playing murder game industry?
LANGUAGE
The Art of Saying Nothing
Chinese netizens have become experts at “feihua wenxue”: using superfluous language to get out of any awkward situation
SOCIETY
Class Struggles: Vocational Schools Still Fail to Provide Opportunities to Students
Dogged by social stigma and lack of resources, vocational high schools fail to give students the education they need to succeed in modern China
SOCIAL CHINESE
Tough Love: Chinese to Deal With Your Parents’ Nagging
Phrases and vocabulary to survive your parents’ nagging during the vacation
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Why Young Performers are Giving Up On Years of Traditional Opera Training
A former Kunqu opera performer describes working in a disappearing art
SOCIETY
The Time My Son Wore a Skirt to School
The father of 7-year-old Lele explains why he supported his son's decision to wear a skirt to school, despite the inevitable backlash
SOCIETY
How an Iconic Shoe Brand Finally Became Cool
China’s most iconic shoe brand, Feiyue, is making great leaps overseas
LIFE
The Life of a Millennial Factory Worker
Pyramid Schemes, Menial Work, Debt—Over 40 years on from China's reform and opening, one young worker describes life in the country's factories today
EDUCATION
Student’s Suicide Exposes Abusive Factory Internships
Long hours, low pay, and intimidation a regular feature of vocational work study programs
EDUCATION
Sweat and Sacrifice: Five Stories of Gaokao
Hopes, fears, and reminisces from takers of China’s high-stakes college entrance exams
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