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Zhejiang

BUSINESS

Welcome to China’s Most International Small Town

Despite being a small county-level city 300 kilometers from Shanghai, Yiwu has 10,000 foreign residents from over 100 countries

Roman Kierst (小罗)

July 19, 2023

FOOD

Journey Down the Rabbit Hole of Chengdu’s Favorite Street Snack

Tracking the humble origins, spicy flavors, and nostalgic undertones of this signature Sichuan dish—rabbit head

Katherine Zhang

Jan. 25, 2023

DIALECTS

Fangyan Friday: The Northern Influence on Hangzhou’s Dialect

Learn how to speak like a Hangzhou local

Ningyi Xi (席宁忆)

Jan. 14, 2022

DIALECTS

Fangyan Friday: The Tempestuous Tones of Ningbo

Proximity to the sea has influenced the dialect of this Zhejiang port city

Wang Lin (王琳)

Oct. 1, 2021

ANCIENT HISTORY

How Zhejiang's Most Beautiful Woman Brought Down an Ancient Kingdom

Xi Shi, one of ancient China's most beautfiul women, helped Gou Jian King of Yue defeat the State of Wu

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

May 16, 2021

TRAVEL

The History of China's Largest International Market

How the small eastern Chinese town of Yiwu became the largest commodities market in the world

Hatty Liu

May 13, 2021

TRAVEL

The Peak that Launched a Thousand Poems

Ancient Chinese poets couldn't stop writing about this mountain—here's why

Tina Xu (徐盈盈)

May 9, 2021

TRAVEL

A Village's Transformation from Mining to Ecotourism

How one of China's most polluted villages beat the odds and saved its natural environment as it aimed to set the standards for ecotourism in China.

Tina Xu (徐盈盈)

May 8, 2021

FOOD

Ode to the Ou

Lotus roots and osmanthus bring autumn to a sweet conclusion

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

Dec. 22, 2019

DIALECTS

Fangyan Friday #9: Elegant Shaoxing

Even insults can sound refined in the dialect of this gentle Zhejiang city

Jessica Zhang

Aug. 9, 2019

SOCIETY

First Man

A colorful ceremony honors the prehistoric Yellow Emperor, known as the “forefather of all Chinese”

Gopa Biswas Caesar & Hatty Liu

Jan. 1, 2019

DIALECTS

Fangyan Friday #2: The Devil’s Wenzhouhua

Learn some key phrases from the notorious Zhejiang dialect known as the “devil’s language”

Eduardo Baptista

Sept. 21, 2018

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