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Subway Stop’s Christening Brews Bad Blood Between Rival Schools

Upset that a nearby subway stop was named for a rival school, the affiliated kindergarten of Shaanxi University of Science & Technology asked parents working for Xi’an Technological University to enroll their kids somewhere else.

On “alternative schools” to protect kids from crushing competition

How Old-School Parenting Is Holding Back Alternative Education

In Rural China, a Marriage, a Tearful Bride, and a Debate Over Consent

The marriage between a young woman with a severe intellectual disability and a man 35 years her senior has sparked a controversy over a common practice in rural China.

Shanghai Disney Celebrates Fifth Anniversary

Tourists gather in front of the Enchanted Storybook Castle at Shanghai Disney Resort for the nighttime light show in Shanghai, April 8, 2021. Ceremonies for the fifth anniversary of the resort will run from April 8 until the following weekend. Hu Chengwei/Getty Images/People Visual

Stylist Offers Free Haircuts to Rural Elderly

Hairdresser Zhuo Yihang has been giving free haircuts to the elderly living in the villages near his rural hometown.