China Around the Web
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50 Reasons Why Shanghai’s Great
Posted 2 years, 2 months ago
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Swapping Out Shanghai’s Most Overrated Tourism Attractions
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago
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A Look at Shanghai’s LaLa Culture
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago
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What It’s Like Dating in a Chinese High School
Posted 1 year, 10 months ago
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A Love Story of Two Migrants, Set in Shanghai
Posted 2 years ago
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A Chef’s Guide to Shanghai Dishes
Posted 2 years ago
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A Great Wall of Chocolate
Posted 2 years ago
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The 11 Foreigners You Meet In China
Posted 1 year, 11 months ago
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The Chinese Factory Worker Who Made Your Christmas Card
Posted 2 years, 1 month ago
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Video: China’s Most Talked About Internet People
Posted 2 years, 1 month ago
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The Most Animated Monks in the World
Posted 2 years, 1 month ago
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Photography Documents China’s 56 Ethnic Minorities
Posted 2 years, 1 month ago
Eight Reasons Why the Chinese Are Skinnier Than You
Posted 1 year, 8 months ago
The longer I’ve lived in China, the more I realize there’s no secret to staying slender. Sure, it’s tempting to dismiss it as genetics, but I’m now convinced it’s all about lifestyle. Here are a few simple observations on why Chinese are thinner than Americans. (Disclaimer: It’s changing. Fast….
KEEP READING »Shanghai Kicks Off Grandiose World Expo
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago
I was on my way to a meeting at an international hotel this evening, but the roads surrounding its central location were blockaded. Eventually, I gave up on my taxi and navigated on foot through the throngs of special police forces flooding the streets. One friendly officer explained that…
KEEP READING »Dumplings, with a Side of Sewer Swill
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago
A taxi driver told me the other day that he stopped eating out in Shanghai – completely. Puzzled, I asked him why. It surely couldn’t be the prices – there are so many delicious dives where you can get a plate of food for less than $1.
“It’s the oil,” he said. “They’re reusing oil from the…
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