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Shadow Games: The Cunning Art of Espionage in Ancient China
From turning the tides of battle to preventing conflict altogether, spies were an integral part of warfare in ancient China—sometimes unwittingly
Under the Chopstick: Folk ‘Plastic Surgery’ in China
Before China became the world’s second biggest cosmetic surgery market, these folk beliefs promised to shape people’s faces and body
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Where is China’s “Brothers Grimm”?
The “Lin Lan Fairy Tales” was a huge project, collecting folklore for children from all across China. So why has no-one heard of it?
The Legend of White Snake | Film Review
After 1,400 years and countless adaptations, the legend of White Snake returns to the big screen (again)
Season of Change
Autumn Equinox, the 16th term in the Chinese calendar, is a day for extra attention to one’s health
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Where the Wild Things Are
In one of China’s least populated forests, legends of a yeti-like “wild man” live on
The Legend of Liu Sanjie
How Guangxi’s ‘Goddess of Singing’ became a million-dollar light show
Grim Fairy Tales
Vampires, ghosts, and were-beasts: How foreign demonologists catalogued China’s homegrown horrors
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