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Jan 20

The Humble Power Box That People Line Up to See

Planning a Trip to Yunnan? Bring Your Wallet.

On the Dilemma Facing Chinese Families This New Year

How Has the Ramsar Convention Shaped China’s Wetland Protection

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food

Shanghai Vows Greater Market Access for Economic Recovery

China’s financial hub prepares for a post-COVID era.

Sixth Tone

business

Chinese University Fires Professor Accused of Sexual Harassment

A doctoral student claimed the law professor coerced her into having an “inappropriate relationship.”

Yang Caini

violence & harassment

After ‘Zero-COVID,’ China’s Families Face a Lunar New Year Dilemma

For the first time in years, people across China are free to return to their rural hometowns to celebrate the Lunar New Year holida……

Ni Dandan and Li Wei

family

Guo Chenzi
Scholar

Defying God — and COVID — on a Shanghai Stage

Guo Chenzi, a playwright, reflects on the three-year odyssey of “Hudec,” from script to stage.

arts

Wu Haiyun
Editor

Digging Into the Shang Dynasty’s Empire of Bones

For centuries, the rulers of China’s first dynasty practiced a brutal form of human sacrifice. What did it mean? And more important……

Q&A

Spirited Away: A Peek into the World of China’s Door Gods

How Climate Whiplash Is Upending Life in Rural China

A Day in a Shanghai Park

Bunny Business Picks Up in the Year of the Rabbit

While some people are getting pet rabbits, demand for other rabbit-related items has also surged.

Yang Caini

animals

China’s Tourist Sites Welcome Huge Holiday Crowds

Some major attractions received a record number of visitors, leading to overcrowding.

Yang Caini

tourism

China’s Downturn Fuels a Worrying New Trend: a Surge in Foreclosures

Home repossessions have more than tripled in China since 2019, leaving families in dire situations.

Chang Minxiao and Fan Yiying

economy

Bao Wenwei — Bao Wenwei
Curator

A Bunny Hop Through Centuries of Chinese Art

For centuries, rabbit hair was believed to produce the finest ink brushes. Chinese literati repaid their debt to the humble creatur……

Lunar New Year

Wu Haiyun — Wu Haiyun
Editor

How an Aging Artist Put His Stamp on the New Year

Understanding the Chinese art world’s latest controversy is simple. Just follow the rabbits.

Lunar New Year

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An AI Chatbot Is Fishing for Scammers on Chinese Dating Apps

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How COVID Misinformation Swamped Chinese Social Media

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