This is a long-deferred piece. Last December, I traveled to Chaoshan, a coastal region that mainly consists of three cities (Chaozhou, Shantou, and Jieyang, but someone would include Shanwei City as well) in eastern Guangdong, southeast of China, to trace the intricate tapestries of local faith and the folk customs woven into them. In Chaozhou, one of the region’s ancient seaside cities, I met a local woman who goes by the online nickname “Tide Red.” She chose the name becaus

Another cozy area in Yunnan, China, with many things to be discovered.

A dolorous exposure of my own ignorance, and ours.

Meet Enhe, the only Russian ethnic township in Inner Mongolia, China.