Will the Chinese border reopen? And even if it does, how many WildChina-type travel companies will survive? Will anyone be able to afford to visit China again?Read More
By Zhang Mei. This article was originally posted on Caixin.Yongning, a small town outside of Lugu Lake in Yunnan, seems stuck in the 1990s. Trucks roll through the only street in town, Yongning Lane, throwing a...Read More
By Zhang Mei (Aug 08, 2020)Beijing’s Temple of Heaven in July.One evening a month ago, my husband walked into my study and asked, “Could you update your resume please? I don’t think it’s a bad...Read More
By Zhang Mei (Apr 29, 2020)Zhihua TempleAs I write this, fewer than 100 days have passed since Wuhan was locked down. Yet, we are living in a different world. While many of my friends in...Read More
Photo: Andres VargasThe moment I knew it was time to close the office was when our contractor vanished. Work stopped on our half-done office renovation, newspaper lying on the ground to catch paint drops, bags...Read More
The Seashore Library, also called the “Lonely Library,” in Beidaihe in northern China. Photo: Courtesy of AranyaI can safely categorize myself as a misanthrope — a person who hates other people. Well, not exactly, or...Read More
For years, Changyu, Great Wall, and Dynasty — the three major state-owned brands — established the reputation of Chinese wines as alcoholic grape juice. Things are changing, as the country’s vineyards increasingly produce wines that...Read More
The Brown Sugar Craft Shop designed by architect Xu Tiantian in Songyang in 2017. Photo: Wang Ziling“Stop barking,” an old man yelled at his dog, who was voicing his objection to my photo-taking. The old...Read More
Tourists take photos among flowers in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province on March 31. Photo: IC PhotoA few weeks back, I took my daughters back to China to visit their grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins — the...Read More
