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Where To Stay In Shanghai: A Guide To The Best Districts
A local’s rough guide on where to stay in Shanghai and which are considered the best districts for you. Featuring...
Chongqing Hotel Guide: China Insider’s Top Picks
Chongqing has so many motels that selecting one could be overwhelming 🏨. Not each resort can host overseas visitors, however...
Sanlitun Hotel & Dining Spot Opposite House to Close This June
After 16 years in Beijing, Sanlitun’s the Opposite House will be shutting its doors for good as of July 2024....
An Ancient Silk Road City Is Now China’s Latest Hotpot Hub
Known primarily for its rich cultural heritage as a city along the ancient Silk Road, the city of Tianshui, in...
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Tracing Female Beauty in Ancient Chinese Art
Editor’s note: “Fair Ladies — Digital Representations of Ancient Chinese Women,” a Zhejiang Museum exhibition of more than 1,000 paintings...
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Discovering Shanghai’s Jiangnan Culture Through Ancient Towns
Editor’s observe: “Ancient Towns in Shanghai” is the primary installment in a sequence of books below the banner “Jiangnan from...
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The Scholar Bringing Marco Polo Back to China
This 12 months marks the 700th anniversary of the loss of life of Marco Polo (1254–1324), the legendary Venetian traveler...
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Story of the 'Jing: A History of Commerce at Longfusi
The space across the former Ryufukuji Temple Longfusi (Temple of Abundant Blessings) is a well-liked place to get a few of...
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Extreme Weather Battered China in 2023. This Year Could Be Worse.
China is more likely to face one other summer season of utmost and unpredictable climate occasions, based on authorities specialists.The...
For China’s Factories, the Paris Olympics Have Already Started
The opening ceremony of Paris 2024 isn’t due to take place for another three months. But in China’s manufacturing hubs,...
How China Found New Value in Its Oldest Gods
China’s folk pantheon is as large as it is chaotic. In addition to the host of overlapping gods that can...
Epitaphs Tell the Tales of Tang Women
Epitaphs etched into ancient tombstones can sometimes tell stories overlooked by historians. This is especially true of epitaphs for women....
Curse of the Catkins: A Brief History of Cottonwood Poplars in Beijing
Although the regular "airpocalypse" is a rare sight in Beijing these days, you might be mistaken for thinking it's been...
In Northeast China, a Season of Wild Extremes
With temperatures ranging from mild highs of 9 degrees Celsius down to chilling lows of minus 40 degrees, northeastern China’s...