Shadow Games: The Cunning Art of Espionage in Ancient China
From turning the tides of battle to preventing conflict altogether, spies were an integral part of warfare in ancient China—sometimes unwittingly
Under the Chopstick: Folk ‘Plastic Surgery’ in China
Before China became the world’s second biggest cosmetic surgery market, these folk beliefs promised to shape people’s faces and body
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Where is China’s “Brothers Grimm”?
The “Lin Lan Fairy Tales” was a huge project, collecting folklore for children from all across China. So why has no-one heard of it?
The Legend of Liu Sanjie
How Guangxi’s ‘Goddess of Singing’ became a million-dollar light show
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