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Shadow Games: The Cunning Art of Espionage in Ancient China
From turning the tides of battle to preventing conflict altogether, spies were an integral part of warfare in ancient China—sometimes unwittingly
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Under the Chopstick: Folk ‘Plastic Surgery’ in China
Before China became the world’s second biggest cosmetic surgery market, these folk beliefs promised to shape people’s faces and body
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Where is China’s “Brothers Grimm”?
The “Lin Lan Fairy Tales” was a huge project, collecting folklore for children from all across China. So why has no-one heard of it?
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The Legend of White Snake | Film Review
After 1,400 years and countless adaptations, the legend of White Snake returns to the big screen (again)
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Season of Change
Autumn Equinox, the 16th term in the Chinese calendar, is a day for extra attention to one’s health
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Where the Wild Things Are
In one of China’s least populated forests, legends of a yeti-like “wild man” live on
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The Legend of Liu Sanjie
How Guangxi’s ‘Goddess of Singing’ became a million-dollar light show
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Grim Fairy Tales
Vampires, ghosts, and were-beasts: How foreign demonologists catalogued China’s homegrown horrors
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