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Scavenging for Door Plates: The Forgotten Stories of Urban Villagers
How one married couple made a museum out of scavenged belongings, honoring the stories of China’s migrant workers
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Behind the Fame: What Makes a Viral Travel Destination?
How cities fight for tourists with social media marketing and enhanced hospitality, despite the strain visitors place on local infrastructure
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China’s Chengdu Disney Has Massive Queues and Just One Ride
How a rapper’s diss track turned a single piece of exercise equipment in a small community gym into the latest viral travel destination
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Before Forever: The Rise of Prenuptial Agreements in China
More young Chinese are signing prenuptial agreements before marriage, but are they enforceable?
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Writing on the Wall: A Brief History of China’s Guerrilla Ads
Since their first appearance in the 1990s, China’s ubiquitous “little ads“ have evolved alongside the cities they serve
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What Booming AI Revival Services Mean for China’s Relationship to Death
As China’s “AI revival” services boom, ethical and legal controversies spread
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Why Are Chinese Urbanites Wearing Their Ugliest Clothes to Work?
A new trend has weary, overworked young urbanites wearing “disgusting outfits” to their office jobs and annoying their bosses in the process
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Shocking Scandals Revealed At China’s Consumer Rights Gala
China’s annual “3.15 Gala” revealed yet another host of scandals and scams
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The Beverage Company That Made China’s Richest Man
Chinese billionaire Zong Qinghou’s death has led to a surge of nostalgia for Wahaha, the brand he founded in 1988
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Two Sessions Proposals You May Have Missed
Some of the most notable and controversial proposals from the annual meetings of China’s legislative bodies
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