Seasonal Snippets from Beijing: Why I Had a Crush on the City I Once Shunned
Shunning the political hub for years, I arrived in Beijing three months ago for the first time —and unexpectedly, we had a spark.
Sage
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More Than China Watcher: Grace Shao, AI Proem
Welcome to the series that interviews those who are—as the title suggests—more than China Watchers.
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Riding in the Wilderness: An Ethnic Border Town in Northern China
Meet Enhe, the only Russian ethnic township in Inner Mongolia, China.
Kat
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Why Are Mongolian Babies Swaddled So Tightly?
“You’ve got to tie the baby like you’re tying hay.”
Kat
Oct 30, 20255 min read
Baking Love in Golden Years: How a Chinese-American Couple Turned Online Romance into a Bakery Bliss in China
Navigating cultural and language barriers, the senior pair have enjoyed a sweet life in China for over a decade. Now, at ages 57 and 69, they've opened a lovely bakery in Changsha, a non-metropolitan yet increasingly vibrant city in southern China.
joyceelephantroom
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The Spotlight, the Sunlight: A Close-Up on Chinese Drag Performers Underground
(Note: For safety concerns, we have deleted or blurred the information including the photos that can be used to track the interviewees...
Kat
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Unemployed? Young Chinese are Shelling out to Fake a 9-to-6
Paying to "fake a workday" is the latest social trend sweeping through major cities like Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Shanghai, and Chengdu — in China, where young people are facing a tough job market and are eager to reconnect in person after three years of pandemic lockdown.
Sage
Aug 26, 20255 min read
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