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Drawing the Line

Stefen Chow and Huiyi Lin measure the poverty line in photos

By Emily Conrad July 12, 2020

Can One of China’s Most Famous Authors Shed His Reputation for Misogyny?

Jia Pingwa’s ‘The Sojourn Teashop,’ now with a new English translation, is a bold experiment for an author often lambasted for his characterization of women

Blood on the Tracks: The Story of China’s Greatest Train Robbery

James Zimmerman’s new book examines the sensational stories behind the 1923 robbery of the Peking Express

Inside the Secret Files China Still Keeps on Every Worker

Every Chinese worker has a “dang’an” (personnel file), but hardly anyone ever sees inside them

China, Not Italy, Probably Invented Ice Cream

From exclusive luxury for royalty to the pride of the People’s Republic, ice cream in China has a long and sweet history

Elastic Girls | Short Story

A tale of Old Shanghai, fluid identities, and the unreliability of memory

Fantastic Five | Short Story

A time-bending tale of love and life from author Li Hongwei