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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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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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Skyline Stories
Chronicling the modern history of Beijing’s apartment buildings on camera
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Hometown Vintage: How Retro Trends are Growing Outside China’s Biggest Cities
From swing dance to 1920s fashion, cultures from a bygone era are making a comeback in China—not just in the big cities
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15-Minute City: Can It Solve Chinese Urban Sprawl?
Fed up with suburban sprawl, Chinese urban planners are advocating cities where all needs can be met within walking distance
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Photographing the Remnants of “Zero Covid”
After the sudden end of China’s “dynamic zero” Covid policy, photographers capture the lingering relics of the country’s pandemic prevention apparatus
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The Tall Task of Solving China’s Childcare Shortage
China is encouraging couples to have more kids, but affordable childcare remains a tall order
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Kinder Cities: Can China Make Urban Life Friendly for Children?
How China is reimagining its urban landscape from the perspective of its youngest residents
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Can’t Afford Rent? These Young Urban Drifters Make Do in Unexpected Settings
From living in hotels to sleeping in the office, three young Chinese tell their stories of avoiding sky-high rents
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