Feature Stories

Tomb Defender; Guarding the Wealth of Nanjing’s Past

One touch on the Pixiu head, one’s life will be worry free. Pixiu facing bank, one’s life will have ample money to spend. Luck comes with a Pixiu on hand, home prosperous with a Pixiu on stand. ...

Blood Red Beauty

Xue Hua ran through the field, a blur of pigtails and laughter. Her little hands cupped around a red flower. Green eyes that haunted me every time I looked into them blinked up innocently. “Mama, look! Pretty flower.” The...

The Unicorn & the Eunuch; Saviours of the Ming Dynasty

The animals came in six by six, hoorah hoorah. The animals came in six by six, hoorah hoorah. The animals came in six by six, the qilin, dragon, turtle and phoenix... It is well known that...

Let’s Talk About Salt Baby; China’s Hypertension Woes

Let’s talk about salt baby, let’s talk about you and me, let’s talk about all the good things and the bad things that can be, let’s talk about salt! Salt sodium is one of the biggest...

Myth Busting China’s Body Language

Whenever Kim Jong-un, supreme leader of North Korea does anything; lift his chopsticks, for instance, young men all over China decide it is time for a haircut. Yes, Monsieur Kim is the look to have, especially these days. Nothing...

Blowing (Away) Bubbles

We all live in a bubble to some extent. Some people live in there with their family and friends, some with their life partner and some with their cell-phone. Humans, being born with free will, do exercise it with...

The Medium IS the Message

As explained in the book “Big Magic” by Elizabeth Gilbert, during the 1960s, Balinese dance became so popular to watch that the damp cold temples in which they were performed became overcrowded. In order to help the friendly, Australian...

Fear & Loathing in China

Today is gorgeous; crisp air brushes my face as I don my first sweater in what has felt like a very long time. I make my way over to the bus station and take a seat to wait. ...

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Iranians in China become more Visible than Countable

These things often start, not with a statistic, but with a voice; Persian heard in a lift, a WeChat...

Why Chinese Men Can’t Quit; Smoking, Face and the State

China has 300 million smokers, nearly a third of the world's total. The imbalance between the sexes is stark:...

US Dept of Justice Says Nanjing Firm Hacked NASA, Senate & More

A sharp new cyber case has put a Nanjing company at the centre of a much wider political row....

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