LIFE

As a Rural Doctor, I Don’t Want to Pass the Baton

A second-generation village physician reflects on the decline of her profession and its uncertain future over a 20-year career

HEALTH

Kill or Cure?

Unregulated and unproven folk remedies remain popular in rural China

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Golden Ginkgo

Botany, medicine, conservation, and religion: an iconic Chinese tree that has played a role in everything

FOOD

Donkey for Dinner

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