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TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Life on Water

A journey to the salt fields and “floating” fishing villages of Hainan

By Liu Jue (刘珏)   November 25, 2020
TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Acts of Faith

Guangdong photographer Huang Ruide captures ten years of folk spirituality on film

By Hatty Liu   September 6, 2020
TRADITIONAL CULTURE

On the Character: 卫

A character that will never let down its guard

By Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉) & Aaron Hsueh   July 26, 2020
TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Seeking Fortune

The long-suppressed practice of divination revives, with modern twists

By Han Rubo   July 11, 2020
CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 品

A character to appreciate in all its varieties

By Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉) & Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)   May 17, 2020
TRAVEL

Of Ice and Men

The annual “winter catch” at Chagan Lake revives a millennia-old fishing tradition as a cultural spectacle

By Tina Xu (徐盈盈)   April 11, 2020
CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 滑

Don’t let go of this slippery character

By Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉) & Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)   March 29, 2020
ANCIENT HISTORY

Teething Trouble

Dentistry and oral hygiene in ancient China

By Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)   March 1, 2020
CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 风

A character of ever-changing fortunes

By Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉) & Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)   February 23, 2020
STREET TALK

Talking to Tyrants

Overbearing men are a class of Chinese slang of their own

By Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)   February 9, 2020