Located at the tip of Songtao Miao Autonomous Prefecture, which shoots up peninsula-style between Chongqing municipality and Hunan province in … [Read more...]
The Future of the Miao in the Face Of Mass Relocation and Assimilation
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Demolition Of Ancient Communities Still Going Strong In China
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A Look at the Largest Human Migration in History: Ecological Migrants in Guizhou, China
They call them ecological migrants. They are 2 million villagers from Guizhou province whose mountainous environs have been deemed unsuitable for … [Read more...]
Mongolian Culture Struggles To Survive In Changing Inner Mongolia
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...]
China Demolishes An Old Neighborhood, Then Builds A Replica Of It
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...]
Imported Foods: A Band Aid For China’s Contaminated Food Problem?
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...]
The Traveling Traditional Chinese Opera
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...]
Christmas in China
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...]
Eastern China: One Big Metropolis? China’s New Cities
"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...]
