Visual stories that get up close and personal with contemporary China. A mix of short videos, documentaries, photography, and data visualization.

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Connecting a City: A Journey in Pictures

Archival photographs offer a vivid glimpse into the Shanghai Metro’s past, showcasing the stories and scenes that helped shape a city.

Gao Shenghan

Beyond the Midnight Hour

Lü Xiao

Xue Haolin

Wu Huiyuan 

Five Pema Tseden Films to Watch

The leading light of the Tibetan New Wave died this week. His films, from the ultra-realistic “The Silent Holy Stones” to the dreamy “Jinpa,” epitomized Tibetan cinema for a generation.

Liu Qing

A Tale of Two Giants: How India’s and China’s Demographics Differ

As India’s population inches past China, we take a closer look at the two countries’ key demographic differences and trends in population distribution and urbanization.

Luo Yahan

Bordering on Recovery: Life on China’s Russian Frontier

The Rural Men Livestreaming for Love

The Paper

Heaven’s ATM: How Chinese People Have Been Sending Money to the Afterlife For Centuries

Believing money can solve anything — even in the afterlife — Chinese people are continuing the centuries-old practice of innovating new types of “ghost money” for the deceased.

Sheng Wenqiang

Help Me Find My Son

Medicine and Meridians: A Chinese Artist’s View of Body and Spirit 

Self-taught artist Guo Fengyi drew inspiration from traditional Chinese medicine and Taoist cosmology and left behind art that remains intriguing to many, even to this day.

Meng Xianhui

As China’s Hiring Season Kicks Off, Thousands Flock to Job Fair

With a record high of 236,000 students graduating in Shanghai this year, authorities say they will continue organizing similar job fairs, along with online and livestream events.