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Welcome to China’s Most International Small Town
Despite being a small county-level city 300 kilometers from Shanghai, Yiwu has 10,000 foreign residents from over 100 countries
Journey Down the Rabbit Hole of Chengdu’s Favorite Street Snack
Tracking the humble origins, spicy flavors, and nostalgic undertones of this signature Sichuan dish—rabbit head
Fangyan Friday: The Northern Influence on Hangzhou’s Dialect
Learn how to speak like a Hangzhou local
Fangyan Friday: The Tempestuous Tones of Ningbo
Proximity to the sea has influenced the dialect of this Zhejiang port city
How Zhejiang's Most Beautiful Woman Brought Down an Ancient Kingdom
Xi Shi, one of ancient China's most beautfiul women, helped Gou Jian King of Yue defeat the State of Wu
The History of China's Largest International Market
How the small eastern Chinese town of Yiwu became the largest commodities market in the world
The Peak that Launched a Thousand Poems
Ancient Chinese poets couldn't stop writing about this mountain—here's why
A Village's Transformation from Mining to Ecotourism
How one of China's most polluted villages beat the odds and saved its natural environment as it aimed to set the standards for ecotourism in China.
Fangyan Friday #9: Elegant Shaoxing
Even insults can sound refined in the dialect of this gentle Zhejiang city
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