![[The China Project] The monk vs. the tigers: A story of Chinese environmental change](https://cdn.podme.com/podcast-images/6D3F06D5683A695D3BFC1CE718443976_small.jpg)
[The China Project] The monk vs. the tigers: A story of Chinese environmental change
A compassionate monk arrived at an abandoned temple near Hangzhou with the task of making the area safe from tiger attacks. His tactics weren’t groundbreaking, but his results — at least for historian...
25 Nov 20229min
[Sixth Tone] ‘Digital minimalism’: The man who ditched smartphones
There are a torrent of inconveniences, but it’s not entirely impossible.Click here to read the article by Luo Meihan.Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Calif...
25 Nov 20225min
[The World of Chinese] The workers in limbo during Guangzhou’s Covid outbreak
Workers in Guangzhou’s urban villages face days living on the streets as their residences restrict entry.Click here to read the article by Shihuan Chen.Narrated by Sylvia Franke.See Privacy Policy at ...
22 Nov 202213min
[The China Project] Posing like American farmers is the latest trend among Chinese influencers
After “U.S. high schoolers” and “shopping in Los Angeles,” pretending to be on an autumnal American farm is the latest “Americore” aesthetic to take over Chinese social media.Click here to read the ar...
22 Nov 20226min
[The World of Chinese] How China’s imperial treasures became a public exhibit
Arson, thieving eunuchs, military invasion: the Forbidden City’s journey from imperial palace to public museum was anything but smooth.Click here to read the article by Sun Jiahui.Narrated by Sarah Ku...
18 Nov 20229min
[The China Project] A Chinese catholic in Paris
John Hu arrived to France in 1722, accompanied by a Jesuit priest and tasked with cataloging and translating a library. He had a knack for behaving oddly, earning him the nickname “Don Quixote” in at ...
18 Nov 20228min
[Caixin Global] The evolution of crime in China
Amid rising prosperity and technological advances, violent crimes like murder and kidnapping decline and misdemeanors like drunk driving increase.Click here to read the article by Yang Liu, Shan Yuxia...
18 Nov 202214min
[Caixin Global] The rural hardship behind the mine murders that shocked China
Caixin reporter Wang Heyan shares her account of interviewing victims’ families and learning of the hardscrabble reality of rural life in China’s northwest.Click here to read the article by Wang Heyan...
15 Nov 202214min
