As China emerges from Covid-19, we look at its history of managing pandemic and the lasting effects on medicine, sanitation, and lifestyles. We spend the New Year in a lock down village, tackle eating disorders, and more.
Talking like a true fanatic of a Chinese idol
A novelist discovers the power of words over life and death—from our issue “Contagion”
A character that will never let down its guard
Fujian’s Pingtan Island offers a gateway to Taiwan and a fragile maritime charm
Almost unheard of 20 years ago, eating disorders are silently maiming a generation of young Chinese
Stefen Chow and Huiyi Lin measure the poverty line in photos
For the farmers of Jiangjun village, spring is the season for a sizable harvest
China’s netizens are demanding new freedoms—to eat
Online donation has made it easy for Chinese to give, but provides fertile ground for fraud
Long blamed for congestion and social disunity, China’s gated communities continue to be desirable places to live
Online medicine aims to close China’s urban-rural health care gap
Cambodia’s “parade of spirits” revives the heritage of a historically persecuted Chinese community
Tender young bamboo was a vegetable much loved by literati
SARS and the construction of China’s first epidemic hospital
The founding of the Peking Union Medical College
In China, disease control has long been associated with patriotic movements
China continues to lag behind in sex education
Yan Lianke’s memoir is a vivid meditation on life, death, and dignity in rural China
Spring Festival in a village under lockdown
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