2021 Issue 5: Upstaged

2021 Issue 5: Upstaged
Published on Oct 30, 2021

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We look at the uncertain fate of hundreds of small-scale regional opera types around China; speak with HIV/AIDS patients living in the shadows; go speed-dating with Shanghai’s elites; and dance with the Tujia ethnic group...at a funeral; and more.

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32 articles from this collection:
Upstaged Cover
Upstaged Cover
Jilin Book Ad
Jilin Book Ad
China's Other Vaccine Drive
China's Other Vaccine Drive
A small city in Inner Mongolia is helping fight cervical cancer by becoming the only place to offer a free HPV vaccine in China
Curtain Calls
Curtain Calls
Man Up
Man Up
Bad Banquet
Bad Banquet
June 23, 2016 Cover
June 23, 2016 Cover
June 23, 2016
June 23, 2016
The Changing Face of Yingge Dance
The Changing Face of Yingge Dance
The whole village works together to keep Puning’s traditional “hero dance” alive
Upstaged
Upstaged
Stage Fright
Stage Fright
Second Cover of Upstaged
Second Cover of Upstaged
Dying Notes
Dying Notes
A former Kunqu opera performer describes working in a disappearing art
Meanwhile in China Ad
Meanwhile in China Ad
Ticket to Tomorrow
Ticket to Tomorrow
Factory Settings
Factory Settings
A Chinese millennial factory worker recounts jumping between assembly lines, evading pyramid scheme scammers, and the importance of education.
Swipe High
Swipe High
A dating platform insider looks at Shanghai's elite speed dating world, where the wealthy, well-educated, and high-demand participants have everything but love
Saddle Up Cover Photo
Saddle Up Cover Photo
Saddle Up
Saddle Up
Modern “cowboys” embrace the steppes of northern Hebei province as a rural escape
Radical Expressions Ad
Radical Expressions Ad
Try Our Recipe for Delicious and Authentic Chinese Chestnut Chicken
Try Our Recipe for Delicious and Authentic Chinese Chestnut Chicken
Learn to make warm and nourishing Chinese chestnut chicken, the perfect dish for autumn
Children of the Corn
Children of the Corn
The Raw and Unabashed Poetry of Yu Xiuhua | Book Review
The Raw and Unabashed Poetry of Yu Xiuhua | Book Review
Yu Xiuhua, a disabled Chinese poet, shot to fame with her 2014 poem “Crossing Half of China to Fuck You.” Now, her work is finally available in English translation
The Mountains Sing—But For How Much Longer?
The Mountains Sing—But For How Much Longer?
A new film by Guangxi-born director Yang Xiao bends an ear to the region’s dying tradition of ethnic folk ballads
Dancing for the Dead
Dancing for the Dead
A chance encounter with the Tujia ethnic group’s funeral practices in south-central China
Fan Jian’s “After the Rain” | Film Review
Fan Jian’s “After the Rain” | Film Review
In "After the Rain," director Fan Jian explored how families who lost children in the Sichuan Earthquake try to come to terms with their loss
Tough Love Cover
Tough Love Cover
Tough Love
Tough Love
Copy of Tough Love
Copy of Tough Love
Xinhua Dictionary Ad
Xinhua Dictionary Ad
On the Character: 演
On the Character: 演
Photo Finish
Photo Finish