In the humid streets of Wuzhou, a small bowl of bitter jelly might seem strange to outsiders. But for travelers who stay long enough, this ancient ...
Across China's industrial belts, owners of 50- to 300-person factories are looking south. They are not giants, and their motives are not grand: thinner domestic orders, ...
Follow the journey of angelica and astragalus from the windswept highlands of Gansu province to the pharmacy shelves of China and beyond. A story of farmers, ...
A knowledge economy is taking root in Wuhan—not just in tech parks, but in the daily choices of students, professors, and young founders. Here's what it ...
Forget the neon skylines. In a Hebei county town, the real evening economy is a row of folding tables, a smoky grill, and four friends splitting ...
On a Thursday afternoon in Bao'an, a 2,800-unit order of Bluetooth temperature loggers is being labelled for export. The factory says it went from final design ...
A 30-year-old Beijing couple spent ¥12 million ($1.7 million) on a 50-square-meter apartment just to secure a spot in a top primary school. This is not ...
A Chengdu repair-shop owner spends ten years moving from supermarket tea bags to loose-leaf tea, tea markets and a shared table. His story shows how Chinese ...
A small-portion order of sweet and sour pork in Jinan opens a wider look at how Chinese restaurants are cutting oil and sugar, redesigning menus, and ...
Huizhou cuisine is built for big tables: fermented fish, cured pork, eight-layer clay pots. Here’s how two, four or six people can order it without ending ...