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The Bermuda Triangle of the East Mystery Continues

February 9, 2014 by Wade Shepard Leave a Comment

Ships sink in the Laoye Temple waters. Lots of them. This is a phenomenon that has been happening since ancient time, thousands of fishing boats, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, China, History, Mystery Tagged With: Bermuda Triangle, China, Chinese History, Laoye Temple, Poyang Lake, Shipwrecks, Underwater Archaeology

What Happens When China’s Largest Lake Disappears

February 7, 2014 by Wade Shepard

It's rarely ever a good sign when a boat is marooned in an expanse of mud, far from the shores of any navigable body of water. But this ominous scene … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, China, Environment Tagged With: China, China Environment, Drought, Jiangxi Province, Lakes, Poyang Lake

Why I’m Thankful for the Twigs, Cocoons, and Cicada Moltings in my Soup

January 7, 2014 by Wade Shepard 1 Comment

Around three months ago I was overtaken with an odd sort of illness. The symptoms were along the lines of too many different ailments to provide any … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China, Medical Care Tagged With: Chinese Culture, Medical Care In China, Traditional Chinese Medicine

How A 4.5 Million Person City Was Named A Ghost Town

November 1, 2013 by Wade Shepard 5 Comments

Changzhou has recently been named one of 12 ghost cities in China by the China Youth Daily, which is a rather unbecoming label for a city that has a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, China, China's Ghost Cities, Development, Urbanization Tagged With: Changzhou, Changzhou Ghost City, Jiangsu Province, Wujin District

The Future of the Miao in the Face Of Mass Relocation and Assimilation

October 29, 2013 by Wade Shepard 2 Comments

Located at the tip of Songtao Miao Autonomous Prefecture, which shoots up peninsula-style between Chongqing municipality and Hunan province in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Changing China, China, Disappearing Traditions, Miao Culture Tagged With: Guizhou Relocation, Human Migration, Minorities In China, Songtao, Yajia

Renovating Traditional Chinese Buildings as an Alternative to Destroying Them?

October 27, 2013 by Wade Shepard 2 Comments

TAIZHOU, Jiangsu - The Wūyā Cafe is an oddity in Taizhou. It is a trendy cafe bar with a retro design that is popular with Chinese college students … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture, Articles, Changing China, China, Culture and Society, Development, Disappearing Traditions Tagged With: Chinese Architecture, Destruction of Traditional Architecture, Destruction of Traditional Communities, Historic Buildings, Jiangsu Province, Taizhou

Demolition Of Ancient Communities Still Going Strong In China

October 24, 2013 by Wade Shepard Leave a Comment

TAIZHOU, Jiangsu, China - "Beijing has lots of preserved buildings, why can't Taizhou?" Mrs. Zhang asked as we stood on the second floor outdoor patio … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Changing China, China, Culture and Society, Development, Disappearing Traditions Tagged With: Changing Culture, Dalian Group, Destruction of Traditional Architecture, Destruction of Traditional Communities, Development, Jiangsu Province, Taizhou, Wanda Plaza, Wang Jianlin

Why Starbucks In China Is So Expensive

October 23, 2013 by Wade Shepard 5 Comments

"The Chinese people, they know nothing about coffee, all they know is that they look rich drinking it," a Taiwanese owner of a small cafe in Jiangsu … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, China, Culture and Society, Food, News, Status Tagged With: Cafes, Chinese Culture, New Rich Culture, Starbucks, Status, Status Symbols

A Journey To China’s Italian Ghost Town

September 3, 2013 by Wade Shepard Leave a Comment

I walked clear through Shanghai's Italian town without knowing it. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but the overtly institutional, strictly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture, Articles, China, China's Ghost Cities, Urbanization Tagged With: Architecture Copycatting, Pujiang, Shanghai

Fenghuang: Another Ancient Chinese Tourist Trap

September 2, 2013 by Wade Shepard 13 Comments

Fenghuang is what happens when China doesn't destroy its ancient cities. In 2001, Fenghuang, a county in the far west of Hunan province, was a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, China, Culture and Society, Hunan, Miao Culture, Tourism Tagged With: China Economic Development, Fenghuang, Tourism Development

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