Traditional health remedies are in! Junk food is…also in? We look at creative ways millennials are combating lethal levels of stress in the city, visit the homeland of the Hakka minority, tackle “smart drug” addiction and cyberbullying, and more.
Dentistry and oral hygiene in ancient China
An isolated Danish literary retreat forces four writers to confront the perils of their craft
Once a summer treat, this heat-relieving Hakka dish can now be enjoyed year round
Meizhou is a city that the global Hakka diaspora can call home
A character to care for and cherish
Voluntary organ donation is on the rise in China, despite legal and cultural barriers
Learn the flowery lingo of China’s popular palatial conspiracy shows
An extraordinary trove presents answers from the Tang dynasty—as well as questions
Catch 40 winks with China’s public sleepers
Social anxiety and childhood traumas are driving a boom in parenting classes
The fight to stem hate speech and online abuse in China
Despite safety warnings, fans of ancient “medicinal diets” try to eat their way to health
Ethnic cures join the longstanding debate between Western and Chinese medicine
A history of cash and payment in the PRC
Students are abusing prescription drugs, touted as “brain enhancers,” with dangerous consequences
Lin Yutang’s biography of Su Dongpo presents a supernaturally complex portrait of the poet
Ancient health tips are trending—but are they nourishing or hazardous?
TV addiction now has its own slang
Artists Chen Haiyan and Tao Aimin in a cross-media conversation on the secret histories of women
Lulu Wang’s surprising Chinese-American hit interweaves compassion and disconnect
Admissions controversy sparks debate on “fairness” for rural students
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