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Masters of the Monkey Kings

By Li Dawei

In a famous episode from "Romance of the Three Kingdoms," athen-lesser warlord is forced to abandon his hard-earned powerbaseXinye now in Henan Province, when his most frightful enemy pressesdown from the north. He orders [阅读全文]

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The Ruins of Yuanmingyuan

By Sheila Melvin

On a balmy, moonlit evening in the autumn of 2010, I took my son out to Yuanmingyuan to wander among the ruins. The 150th anniversary of the destruction of "The Garden of Perfect Brightness" – often called the Old Summer Palace - was approaching and I wanted him to see what remained. We s [阅读全文]

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The Flowers of War

By Yu Song

"The Flowers of War" begins on December 13, 1937. A group of young convent girls are fleeing for their lives through a besieged Nanjing shrouded in mist. The first words to be heard are those of lead girl Shujuan; "Everybody was running that day but no one could escape the thick fog." It feels som [阅读全文]

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Wang Shu, Wary of the New

By special correspondent Chen Yi

At a time when China was bursting with an urge to cover buildings in shimmering silver and gray, Wang Shu, the first Chinese winner of the Pritzker Prize, was an architect that felt that changing tastes didn't have to mean [阅读全文]

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A Paean to Immortality

By Sheila Melvin

The People's Republic of China does not have a national flower – but if it did, that flower would no doubt be the peony. Indeed, the peony – which was briefly the official flower of the Qing Dynasty – was chosen [阅读全文]

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Tranquility and Turbulence

By Cui Weiping

"Zhongnanhai deserves its reputation," says a vice-mayor visiting from a village in Hunan Province. "Arriving there, you first feel the tranquility. The place is filled with a solemn tranquility."The minor official, the [阅读全文]

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Romancing the Stone

By Sheila Melvin

Shortly after I arrived in Shanghai in the winter of 1989, a naive language student with minimal understanding of China´s culture, I was taken to a garden and shown, with great pride: a pile of rocks. They were special rocks, I was told, Taihu rocks collected by an illustrious scholar of yore. Then I wen [阅读全文]

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The Chinese Glass Menagerie

By Arielle Emmett

In Beijing this past November, my creative writing class read Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie. It's a play about family abandonment, the interactions and spoiled dreams of an American mother and two children trying to survive the Great Depression. My Chinese students relished acting in th [阅读全文]

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Melodies of My Youth

By Chang Gang

When I was a child, my family had an old-fashioned phonograph that had been passed down from my grandfather. It required hand-winding and used a bamboo needle, and it ca [阅读全文]

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The Titanic Strategy

By Zhu Dake

The contemporary history of Chinese emigrants is full of dramatic change. From 1986 to 2011, it saw six major changes, each of which have reflected the political situation in China.In the early days of the reform and opening up period, before1989, large numbers of Chinese youth tried to go to the West to stu [阅读全文]

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Waiting for a Meteor Shower

By Gou Zi

Chun Shu, author of “Revolution is Like a Meteor Shower,” in BeijingWhen I first met Chun Shu, nicknamed Beijing Doll, she was a 17-year-old high-school dropout living with her parents, writing novels and poetry. Her relationship with her parents had become dismal, and when we met she often poured [阅读全文]

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Belief in Skeptical Thought

By staff reporter Diana Bates

Monks assemble at the stone courtyard in Labrang Monastery for prayersThere may be a certain purit [阅读全文]

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Exquisite Perception in the Ming Court

By Sheila Melvin

In the early autumn of 1600, the Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci (Li Madou) set sail from Nanjing along the Grand Canal. His destination was Beijing and he came bearing gifts for the Wan Li Emperor (r.1573-1620) – chiming mechanical clocks, oil paintings, prisms, a clavichord, lavishly illustrated reli [阅读全文]

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Brand New Economy

By Gao Shusheng

In the 1980s when the term "culture industry" was invented, it referred to only public entertainment. The culture market comprised of only entertainment venues such as KTV lounges and nightclubs. However, since China began market-oriented reforms, the concept of the China's culture industry gradually evolved from publi [阅读全文]

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Leaving the unexplainable unexplained

By Miu Zhe

Dao Erdeng's "Talking for Seven Days" is the third book of his career, following last year's "Good Chinese Man" and "The Glass Ceiling" from the 1990s. Online commentary has termed it a novel, but I have known Dao for nearly thirty years and understand his concept of the novel. If he wants to brand himself as a [阅读全文]

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Building Without a Floor Plan

By Wei Zhou

There's a certain freedom that comes with simplicity.On the eve of his retirement after working in the same factory for 30 years, my father still had trouble putting down his tools. Through the daily routine of his work, he forged some of his closest friendships. In contrast he views my working life as one in [阅读全文]

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Bold Scientist Finds Dark Matter in Academia

By staff reporter Jiang Xinjie

All the cards were lined up for Professor Rao Yi's scheduled induction into the Chinese Academy of Sciences, based on his sterling reputation as a professor of neuroscience at Northwestern University and current position as dean of life sciences at China's most prestigious university.But the cards fell out of [阅读全文]

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Universalism Enacted Through Dialogue

By Liu Qing

In a previous essay of mine, "Who Cares About the Western Model?" I attempted to identify a good model for economic development. An astute reader quickly turned my question around, asking "What does it mean for something to be good anyway? Good for whom?" Though there is nothing novel about dissecting no [阅读全文]

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Not Too Late for Fujian's Tulou Buildings

By intern reporter Qu Yunxu

The 400-year-old Chengqi clan home in Fujian Province's Yongding County is known as the "king of earthen Hakka buildings." Known locally as ‘tulou,’ it received World Cultural Heritage status from the United Nation’s World Heritage Centre in 2008.[阅读全文]

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The Self-Estrangement of Officials

By Leung Man-tao

It is no wonder that officials feel slighted by the recent popular backlash against them. Perhaps it is not even surprising that some have [阅读全文]

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Masters of the Monkey Kings

The Ruins of Yuanmingyuan

A Paean to Immortality 2012-03-20 15:16:59.0

Romancing the Stone2012-02-13 17:24:59.0

Exquisite Perception in the Ming Court2012-01-13 18:12:41.0

The Flowers of War

New Broadcast Rules Take the Color Out of TV2011-10-26 21:06:57.0

Name The Nameless2011-07-20 11:08:08.0

The Docile Canine2011-08-04 22:29:01.0

Wang Shu, Wary of the New

Why Paint Buildings a China Shade of Green? 2010-11-01 14:31:12.0

A Paean to Immortality

Romancing the Stone2012-02-13 17:24:59.0

Exquisite Perception in the Ming Court2012-01-13 18:12:41.0

Tranquility and Turbulence

The Advisor's Betrayal 2011-06-21 19:45:32.0

Embracing a Moon in the River2010-12-17 15:26:01.0

Romancing the Stone

The Chinese Glass Menagerie

Shale Gas Targets on China's Front Burner2012-04-01 11:06:49.0

China Desk: Sino Soundbites2012-03-30 12:00:51.0

Melodies of My Youth

The Titanic Strategy

Waiting for a Meteor Shower

Belief in Skeptical Thought

Exquisite Perception in the Ming Court

Brand New Economy

Share Reform, then Turnaround for Founder2011-12-20 13:35:52.0

Promoting Economic Reform, Even Out on a Limb2011-12-13 15:26:09.0

Finding Europe's Sweet Spot for Fiscal Reform2011-12-01 15:43:17.0

Analyst: Choppy Waters Ahead for Shipbuilding Industry 2011-11-30 17:17:52.0

Reform Progress Puts China on a TPP Track2011-11-25 18:23:20.0

Legend Holdings Gets an Appetite for Food Industry2011-11-15 14:12:55.0

Pending Projects for Chinese Insurance Reform2011-11-14 17:13:13.0

Leaving the unexplainable unexplained

Building Without a Floor Plan

Bold Scientist Finds Dark Matter in Academia

Highway Bus Fire in Henan2011-08-05 13:42:13.0

Self-Interpreters of Maladies2011-04-28 16:51:34.0

Universalism Enacted Through Dialogue

Public Trust and Online Transparency2011-07-19 15:18:39.0

Ours or Theirs2011-05-25 20:21:09.0

Tokens of National Identity2011-04-26 17:28:44.0

Apprehended by Fear2011-03-17 17:37:18.0

Ground Rules for Men2010-07-16 12:10:18.0

Not Too Late for Fujian's Tulou Buildings

Closer Look: Property Market Chill Forecast by Developers2011-03-23 13:24:15.0

Chengdu Area Pays Price for Fast Urbanization2011-01-27 16:46:22.0

Villagers Take a Stand on Wrecking Ball Beach 2010-10-20 18:07:26.0

Hainan Offers Foreign Tourists Tax-Free Shopping 2010-12-27 18:07:17.0

The Self-Estrangement of Officials

Anarchy with Order2011-06-30 16:11:01.0

Silence and Discipline in Public Tragedy2010-12-02 18:50:47.0

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China Slows High-Speed Trains2011-08-11 13:26:05.0