Stories

By Jessica Opatich
Caixin, one of China’s most daring magazines, has been relentlessly pursuing stories on soil pollution in China for years. Until this past April, the Chinese government had been withholding the results of its surveys, claiming “the information is an issue of national security.” Continue reading →

By JD Allen
Concoctions of grass roots and bark, herbs and spices, dried bugs and eggshells, fruits and tea as well as flower buds and animal dung seem odd to most Westerns. Continue reading →

By Catherine Ayscue
A narrow alley branches off from Beijing’s South Gong and Drum Hutong, a preserved traditional Chinese neighborhood in the Hou Hai district. Yan Ming and his neighbors squat on low stools around a makeshift table crowded with dishes, bantering and enjoying each other’s company. Continue reading →

By Janelle Clausen
BEIJING- Gao Yanwei works as a waitress nine and a half hours a day, six days a week, serving countless tables with a smile so she may change her destiny. Continue reading →

By Wenhao Ma
Yu Fu, an international journalism major, stood erect, eyes staring down at her presentation, in front of an audience of her peers and 11 other visiting U.S. students. Continue reading →

By Wenhao Ma
Jing Lanting loves studying traditional Chinese medicine at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. But when she needs something for a headache, she goes first to a Western doctor. Continue reading →

By JD Allen
If all goes according to plan, Wang Luqian will live up to Chairman Mao’s declaration that “women hold up half the sky.” Continue reading →

By Lisa Setyon and Maggie Cai
Caught in between her passion for psychology and her parents’ desire for her to pursue Chinese medicine, Xie Baozhen (Emily), 19, let go of her dreams to make her family proud. Continue reading →

By Catherine Ayscue
Traditional Chinese medicine, with all its superstitions and ritualistic methods, may seem closer to magic than medicine—but it actually involves much more care and careful study than outsiders realize Continue reading →

By Janelle Clausen
The United States often chastises China for its environmental nightmares – and for good reason. Chinese smog chokes the lungs and blocks the sun; more than half of China’s the water is polluted and the country produces nearly a third of the world’s waste. Continue reading →