汉语世界(The World of Chinese)
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2021 ISSUE 1The AI Issue From facial recognition to chatbot companions, we examine how AI is changing Chinese lives. We see how mental health rehabilitation centers bring patients back into society; ride with motorcyclists from Beijing to t...
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2020 ISSUE 6The Rural Rising IssueWe travel to see how different rural communities are trying to beat the poverty alleviation deadline by 2020; look at China’s growing global dominance in drones and wigs; take an unguided trek on the Inner...
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2020 ISSUE 5The Disaster IssueWe look back at how disaster response in China evolved over centuries of floods, earthquakes, and fires. We go on the road with long-haul truck drivers; visit a border town near Myanmar; translate Mongolian fic...
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2020 ISSUE 4The Meat IssueChina’s rapid development has led to unforeseen headaches: an unhealthy appetite for meat, and noise pollution. Elsewhere in the issue, we join an ancient tea harvest in Yunnan, seek treasure with underwater arche...
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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. 从明末清初的天花、...
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The Ski IssueWelcome to the world’s fastest growing ski market: We explore China’s flurry of investment in winter sports and realities on the slopes. We sample changing tastes toward MSG, talk to a pioneering female sports champion, and m...
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The Wine IssueCovid-19 dominates the headlines, and we look at how China has coped. We sample the country’s burgeoning boutique wine movement, witness an ice-fishing catch, join the debates over GM foods and assisted reproduction, and more...
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2019 ISSUE 6The Music Issue 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” a...
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2019 ISSUE 5The Wellness Issue Traditional health remedies are in! Junk food is…also in? We look at creative ways millennials are combating lethal levesl of stress in the city, visit the homeland of the Hakka minority, tackle “smart drug...
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2019 Issue 4The Amusement IssueSummer is here! We take to the road in search of China’s most amusing theme park, relax at the “sanitariums” of a former seaside retreat for state workers, hobnob on the domestic beauty pageant circuit, and...
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The Stand-Up IssueHow to get a laugh in China? We talk to comedians and comedy club owners to find what tickles their funny bone; get the lowdown on the addictive betel nut industry; and more从剧场的相声、春晚的小品,到电视上的脱口秀、手机...
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2019 Issue 2 From utilitarian socialist garb to “sweatshop of the world” to insatiable appetite for luxury, China’s tastes in fashion have seen stunning transformations in the last half-century. As the industry continues mature, a new ge...
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2019 Issue 1Growing up. Leaving home. Going back, and grieving for what’s lost. The cycle is as old as civilization, and it’s yet one that feels, to each generation, unique, a burden to be borne by them alone.故乡是人们心中永远的牵绊。又...
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2018 Issue 6From cryptids to lost cities and other curiosities, we delve into classic myths and mysteries from history. Plus features, food, travel, and more神农架到底有没有野人存在?历史上的楼兰古国是怎么样离奇消失?鄱阳湖的神秘沉船事件又...
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2018 Issue 5Do we need to “save the boys” as some insist, or do the little emperors just need to grow up? From ideal boyfriends to wonder dads, we put the modern Chinese male under the microscope. Plus features on food, film, travel, and ...