汉语世界（2018年第2期）总第69期汉语世界（The World of Chinese）

Meet the 90s millennials hoping to change China, as well as the migrants struggling to survive change. Join the millions who love to “sniff cats,” and take a journey to the goat polo-playing plains of far west—and much more

 

封面故事： “90后”是“幸运的一代”，也是“被坑的一代”； 他们在无数争议中成长， 在种种标签下寻找自我。 如今，他们终于作别青春， 步入成熟⋯⋯

 

主题故事：从猫咪咖啡到云养猫，“猫咪经济”的背后是“空巢青年”的空虚寂寞冷？

 

主题故事：往返与纽约与波士顿之间，唐人街巴士连接着一个个华人社区，他们与刻板印象做斗争，在争议中艰难地运营

 

镜像中国： 新疆赛里木湖畔的一场别样婚礼：这里有蓝天、碧水和跨越民族的爱情

 

探路者： 中国高铁技术走进埃塞俄比亚，为东非地区带去了第一条城市轻轨

 

社交汉语：看网友如何用幽默大战“地域黑”

 

小说、影评、艺术、语言……从国际视角欣赏中国文化，用地道英文讲述中国故事。有幽默，有泪水，有真知灼见……从封面到封底，想停都停不下来。

TAILS FROM
the Crypto
“猫咪经济”席卷中国，是空巢青年太孤单？
Internet icons and fluffy companions, cats have slunk their way into the hearts of millions of pet owners, not to mention fans all over social media. As cat cafes and videos expand into “cloud pets” and cryptocurrency, even state media is asking: Are feline fans just lonely youths, or the beginning of a “cat economy”?

COVER STORY
THE NOUGHTY NINETIES
过去十年中饱受关注与争议,“90后” 现在拥有着怎样的人生？
Born into an era of stability and prosperity, the last of China’s “post-90s” generation have now come of age. China’s newest adults grapple with soaring property prices and stereotypes of being spoiled single children; meanwhile, they are slowly taking up ranks among the nation’s workers, parents, and even bureaucrats. It’s hard to tell what kind of a world this willful generation will build—but whatever it is, they will certainly make it their own

SAVING CHINA
THE COST OF CLEAN AIR
蓝天的代价
Beijing’s skies were conspicuously free of any “airpocalypse” this winter, as the government redoubled its commitment toward smog control. Gas shortages, economic losses, and frozen homes around the municipality, though, show that there’s a long road ahead for systematic change

CHINATOWN EXPRESS  
艰难运营中的唐人街巴士
From Boston to New York to LA and the Southwest, Chinatown bus lines are a pioneer in budget travel and a billion-dollar industry in the US. As these immigrant business face corporate lobbyists intent on shutting them down, they provide a lifeline of essential services between Chinese communities

KALEIDOSCOPE  
  END OF DAYS
拆掉的匆匆过往
Gentrification and an urban safety campaign saw the exodus of thousands of migrants from Beijing’s suburban villages this winter. As bulldozers arrived in the alleys overnight, residents and business-owners left with whatever they can carry. TWOC visits two such neighborhoods in their last days, as residents pick up their bags, and try to make their last few kuai before the end

DRAGON’S DIGEST
  A GRAVE RECKONING
《灵与梦》等两篇
A late-night phone call brings a young man to a seedy hotel. A mysterious accident weaves the fates of two families together. In these contemporary classics by two millennial authors, the city is a place where anything can happen, and no one is as they seem

POP CULTURE
 HIP-HOPAGANDA?
嘻哈遇见“中国梦”
From boy bands to foreign spokespeople, the government has been trying to modernize its soft power pushes, blurring the line between art and propaganda. What happens to independent artists when they’re retweeted by the Party?

FRONTIER
TRAINING WHEELS
中国高铁技术走进非洲
That China is good at building high-speed trains is no secret—but its urban subway systems are no slouch, either. A recent Chinese-built light rail system in Addis-Ababa, the first in Sub-Saharan Africa, gives a whole new meaning to “rail diplomacy" and the global prospects of Chinese companies

CHI LE MA
TWICE AS NICE
当肠粉邂逅油条
Rice cakes are delicious, fried dough sticks are delicious—why not combine the two? In the 1940s, in wartime, a teahouse in Guangdong had exactly this idea during a food scarcity. Now, the snack born in adversity is a dim sum delicacy

ON THE ROAD  
SERENDIPITOUS  
SAYRAM
新疆赛里木湖畔的一场别样婚礼
In the extreme northwest of Xinjiang, on the shores of Sayram Lake, an epic two-day Kazakh wedding brings bonfires, dancing, and horse games to the valley. A newly built bridge is creating change in the lives of local herders, but today, the Kazakh community celebrates a love story across two cultures

ZOETROPE
   THE ‘EX’ FACTOR
《前任3》：火爆票房下的审美隔离
China’s moviegoers have spoken: Exes are more interesting than lightsabers. Beating Star Wars at the January box office, The Ex-File 3 has a sexist script, strange fashions, and little semblance of a story—so why are viewers, under-24 females especially, flocking to the cinema?