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Culture

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

The Virtuous Creepy-Crawlies of Ancient Chinese Literature

Learn the symbolism of insects in Chinese folklore, poetry, and traditional culture

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

March 5, 2023

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Mandarin in the Mountains

In a northern Thailand community founded by ex-Yunnan mercenaries, Chinese language schools attract rural youth and preserve an unusual heritage

Tina Xu (徐盈盈)

May 21, 2020

BOOKS

5 Mao Dun Literary Prize-winners

Novels that won China’s highest literary honor

Tina Xu (徐盈盈)

March 27, 2020

ARTS

Gallery: A Sense of Belongings

Art Factory exhibition “All We Love” mixes technology and nostalgia to ponder the meaning of home

Ericka Vega

Nov. 15, 2019

FOOD

Donkey for Dinner

How a draft animal became a popular—and controversial—northern delicacy

Jessily Crispyn

Nov. 5, 2019

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Red Riddles

Can you guess these well-known lantern riddles from Dream of the Red Chamber?

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Feb. 19, 2019

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Goodbye, Yellow Weasel Road

More than street snacks and brewpubs, Beijing’s hutong demolitions marks a twilight for traditional crafts

Will Gardner

Aug. 8, 2017

HISTORY

Paradise Lost

Is World Heritage status really about preservation or tourist dollars?

Imogen Braddick

July 11, 2017

ARTS

Momentous Mementos

Objects China received in the name of diplomacy

Imogen Braddick & Will Gardner

June 28, 2017

NEWS

Recipe for Obesity

China takes world’s lead in child obesity, but it’s unclear who’s to blame

Imogen Braddick

June 21, 2017

LANGUAGE

Fantastic Chinese Names and How To Pick Them

Famous and powerful foreigners get their Chinese names a few key ways

Hatty Liu

May 20, 2017

LIFE

Digital Tombstones

Worried about buying an expensive tomb? Rest beneath a QR code instead

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

April 4, 2017

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