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

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Tea Terms

Idioms about one of China’s greatest exports

By Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧) April 21, 2020

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Chinese Tea Facing Crossroads

The country that invented tea struggles to export it—and the culture it represents

By Will Gardner July 6, 2017

Sci-Fi Luminary Chen Qiufan on AI and Chinese Literature Abroad

Renowned Chinese sci-fi writer Chen Qiufan discusses his book “AI 2041,” humanity’s AI future, and how he gets published overseas

Over Drawn: The Dilemmas Facing China’s Booming Online Comics

China’s wildly popular online comics struggle to reproduce the magic of the 1990s

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

Threads in the Cosmos

Author Tang Fei spins a yarn about alien sheep and intergalactic ties that bind

Elastic Girls | Short Story

A tale of Old Shanghai, fluid identities, and the unreliability of memory