How Fame Ripped Apart a Historic Shanghai Neighborhood
Shanghai’s internet famous former French Concession is attracting hordes of tourists whose presence is raising rents and anxiety for locals
No Retirement Before Death: The Story of an Aging Migrant Worker
What’s it like battling poverty and being unable to retire as a migrant worker in China today?
I Sacrificed 16 Years to the Mines
Miner-poet Chen Nianxi tells the harrowing story of his years working as a blaster underground
The Time My Son Wore a Skirt to School
The father of 7-year-old Lele explains why he supported his son's decision to wear a skirt to school, despite the inevitable backlash
How an Iconic Shoe Brand Finally Became Cool
China’s most iconic shoe brand, Feiyue, is making great leaps overseas
Swipe High: Inside Shanghai’s Elite Speed-Dating World
A dating platform matches high earners who have everything—except love
No Respite in Retirement for China's Migrating Elderly
As elders become their grandchildren’s primary caretakers, they face moving to the city in their old age
Sweat and Sacrifice: Five Stories of Gaokao
Hopes, fears, and reminisces from takers of China's high-stakes college entrance exams
Remembering Corky Lee
The photographer who documented 50 years of Chinese in American history
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