We look at the uncertain fate of hundreds of small-scale regional opera types around China; speak with HIV/AIDS patients living in the shadows; go speed-dating with Shanghai’s elites; and dance with the Tujia ethnic group...at a funeral; and more.
A character that helps you fake it ’til you make it
Phrases and vocabulary to survive your parents’ nagging during the vacation
A new film by Guangxi-born director Yang Xiao bends an ear to the region’s dying tradition of ethnic folk ballads
Modern “cowboys” embrace the steppes of northern Hebei province as a rural escape
A chance encounter with the Tujia ethnic group’s funeral practices in south-central China
How the whole village works together to keep Puning’s traditional “hero dance” alive
In this short story, writer Gu Xiang finds humanity and humor in the idiosyncrasies of elderly Chinese
Painter Pan Dehai talks with TWOC about the ’85 New Wave movement and the reception of his cute but satiric political works
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