SOCIETY

Back to the Wild

Find out how Chinese people reconnect with nature in an urbanized age, and more with our latest magazine issue

SOCIETY

Can China’s Zoo Boom Ever Lead to Better Animal Welfare?

As ecologically-minded and media-savvy zoos grow in popularity among young Chinese, experts debate the role that animal parks should play in the urbanized age

ARTS

Green Gold: The Rise of China’s Avocado Capital

Photographer Li Wei, better known as Dameng, captures how avocado farming transformed ethnic communities in a small southwestern village

ENVIRONMENT

Primal Fear: Why China’s Children Are Becoming More Nature-Averse

Urbanization and screen addiction are creating a generation lacking nature awareness, but some are hoping to reverse the trend

ENVIRONMENT

Seeds of Change: Transforming China’s Abandoned Urban Corners

One professor in Shanghai is helping to transform the country’s disused spaces into flourishing green oases, and with them a sense of community

ENVIRONMENT

Troubled Waters: A Lakeside Village Struggles to Adapt to China’s Landmark Fishing Ban

More than three years on from a fishing ban on Poyang Lake, one fishing community is still straining to reinvent itself

ENVIRONMENT

Living With Pandas: What It Means for Locals in Sichuan

Saving China’s national animal from extinction has meant moving thousands of people and creating new industries

LIFE

Forgotten Fun: Remembering Rural Chinese Children’s Games

From nail-polish flowers to mud crackers, improvisation was key in the countryside where Chinese children’s games and fun often came in the form of random scrap or things provided by nature.

LIFE

Stew in the Atmosphere of China’s Hot Springs

What secrets bubble beneath the surface of China’s miraculous hot springs?

SOCIETY

Protecting the Rice Bowl: China’s Relentless Quest for Food Security

With Covid-19 affecting domestic farming and global food supplies, can China ever reach its goal of food security?