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Catch a Sunrise Before Time at China’s Oldest Observatory
The Yellow River township of Taosi hosts a 4,000-year-old solar observatory with ancient archaeological treasures underfoot
House of Mao: How Consumerism and Patriotism Collide in the Chairman’s Hometown
Shaoshan, Chairman Mao’s birthplace in Hunan province, has become a top tourist site where people burn incense to the revolutionary hero while selling T-shirts of his face
Kunming’s Dwarf Kingdom: Exploitation or Empowerment?
A first-hand look at the controversial Yunnan theme park claiming to provide a haven for China’s “little people”
Round the Clock
Not every profession in China gets time off during Spring Festival
The Mountain and “the Marsh”
The real story of Liangshan, the classic setting of “Outlaws of the Marsh”
Strange (and Sad) Tales from a Chinese Studio
Pu Songling’s ghost stories were an escape from the poverty and disappointment of real life—excerpt from our book “Rivers Deep, Mountain High”
Going North
Cheap prices and “internet celebrity” stores are drawing Hong Kong millennial tourists to the mainland
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