• Home
  • China
  • Culture
  • China’s Ghost Cities
  • Travel
  • About
  • Projects
  • Books
  • App
  • Where are we now?
  • In the Media
  • Contact

Global Chronicle

World News is a Story

  • Home
  • China
  • Culture
  • China’s Ghost Cities
  • Chinese Counterculture
  • Travel

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

A Look at the Largest Human Migration in History: Ecological Migrants in Guizhou, China

August 23, 2013 by Wade Shepard Leave a Comment

They call them ecological migrants. They are 2 million villagers from Guizhou province whose mountainous environs have been deemed unsuitable for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Changing China, China, Culture and Society, Urbanization Tagged With: Guizhou Relocation, Songtao

Mongolian Culture Struggles To Survive In Changing Inner Mongolia

July 11, 2013 by Wade Shepard Leave a Comment

Inner Mongolia went from being an impoverished backwater on the fringes of China to the country's sixth richest province, and the region's ethnic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Changing China, China, Culture and Society, Inner Mongolia, Intercultural Conflict Tagged With: Hailar, Minorities In China

China Demolishes An Old Neighborhood, Then Builds A Replica Of It

May 3, 2013 by Wade Shepard 3 Comments

An old neighborhood in central Taizhou is having its 100th anniversary this year. To commemorate the centennial it is being demolished. It is being … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Changing China, China, Urbanization Tagged With: The Old China

Imported Foods: A Band Aid For China’s Contaminated Food Problem?

February 1, 2013 by Wade Shepard 8 Comments

The international food aisle is something that's becoming more and more popular in supermarkets throughout China. Where they once were obscure outside … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Changing China, China, Food Tagged With: Food in China, Food Safety, The New China

The Traveling Traditional Chinese Opera

January 17, 2013 by Wade Shepard Leave a Comment

The story of meeting a traveling Chinese opera troupe on the outskirts of Taizhou I was lured in by the music, by the singing, the thumping of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art and Music, Changing China, China, Disappearing Traditions Tagged With: Chinese Opera, The Old China

Christmas in China

December 27, 2012 by Wade Shepard Leave a Comment

I found myself standing beneath a 40 foot Santa Claus puppet in the streets of Taizhou's bar district. It was dancing Gangnam style. My wife was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Celebrations, Changing China, China, Culture and Society Tagged With: Christmas, Christmas Shopping, New Global Culture, The New China, Western Traditions in China

Eastern China: One Big Metropolis? China’s New Cities

September 27, 2012 by Wade Shepard 5 Comments

"Around 14 years ago I went up into the tower with an urban developer and we looked south. We could see all the way to the river then, there was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Changing China, China, Globalization, Urbanization Tagged With: The New China

  • 1
  • 2
  • Next Page »

Books

Ghost Cities of China
By Wade Shepard Order now from Amazon.

Topics

Archives

Our Projects

  • Ghost Cities of China
  • Leaving the Chinese Dream

The Details

  • About
  • Projects
  • Books
  • App
  • Where are we now?
  • In the Media
  • Contact

Our Other Sites

  • Vagabond Journey
  • Ghost Cities of China
  • Editorial Opportunities

  • Republish Our Stories
  • Write for Us
  • Global Chronicle Contributors
  • Story Archive
  • About the Editor

    View My Blog Posts

    Copyright © 2022 - Global Chronicle