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The Quest for Quiet: Can “Reverse Travel” Save China’s Tourists From Holiday Crowds?
Between crowded tourist hotspots and boring small towns, young vacationers struggle to find a middle ground
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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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Three-Body Conundrum: Why Liu Cixin’s Trilogy Defies Adaptation
Three-Body’s epic scale and its fiercely guarded fan base present challenges to adaptations
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Too Rich: Wealth and Peril in Huang Heshan’s City Dreamscapes
Artist Huang Heshan’s cyberpunk metropolis celebrates and critiques modern urban life, weaving together rich human connections with the looming dangers of modernization
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Barbe-Queue Again: How Zibo Broke the Curse of Short-Lived Virality
One year after Zibo blew up online, why are tourists still pouring in?
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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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Countryside Police Station: International Repercussions | Short Story
Author A Yi’s tale of bureaucracy and absurdity behind county officials’ futile attempt to put out a fire
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Throwing Eggs: How “Guandan” Became China’s Favorite Card Game
The regional card game “guandan,” literally “throwing eggs,” has become one of the country’s most popular social activities
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Countryside Police Station: An Unsolved Case | Short Story
Novelist A Yi’s satirical take on how county police “solved” a case of theft at a local chemical plant
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Idiomized: How to Talk Fake News in 4 Characters
Discover these ancient Chinese “chengyu” still used to identify modern misinformation
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