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Invisible Summit: One Blind Person's Journey to 8,848 Meters

SPORTS

The 2016 CCTV Sports Personality Awards

A look at the Chinese version of the Laureus World Sports Awards

By Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧) January 16, 2017

NEWS

Best of 2016

Your favorite stories of the year, featuring mild racism, badass ladies, fiction, and WeChat functions you didn’t know existed

By Ethan Yun January 1, 2017

Souls Left Behind: The Forgotten Chinese Heroes in WWI

Fan Wu’s latest historical fiction chronicles the often-ignored hardships experienced by Chinese laborers sent to Europe during WWI

Voice of the Masses: Su Tong’s Latest Translated Collection Reviewed

Su Tong’s new translated collection offers English-speaking readers a window into one of China’s best-known modern writers

Crowning Glory: China’s Floral Headdress Tradition

From the women of Xunpu to ancient emperors, the floral hairpin has been a cherished tradition among both men and women for centuries, serving as decorative ornaments and symbols of authority

Mid-Autumn Festival Celebrations Through the Ages

Mid-Autumn Festival was only made an official holiday in 2008, but people have celebrated it for centuries

A Fruitful Year | Short Story

A mother and daughter's life is transformed by the unlikely arrival of a boy, a man, and a pigeon

Red and White | Short Story

Cheng Huizi tells a heartfelt story of the love between mother and daughter in a society that often values sons more highly