China Stories
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China Stories from the Sinica Network on The China Project brings you audio narration of the best articles and op-eds appearing in Sixth Tone, Caixin Global, Week in China, The World of Chinese, and of course The China Project. Subscribe to the podcast and you can listen to features on the go, with narrators who won’t butcher the pronunciation of Chinese names and words.
Episodes
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Nov 11, 2022 • 9min
[The China Project] The ‘11-9 incident’: When police fired on Chinese student protesters
In November 1928, students marched through the streets of Harbin. When they began forcing their way through police lines, things turned violent.Click here to read the article by James Carter.Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Nov 11, 2022 • 14min
[The World of Chinese] Snap judgment: Photographing ethnic groups, sans stereotype
No headdresses, no vacant stares: How young artists challenge the parameters of “ethnic” photography.Click here to read the article by Siyi Chu.Narrated by Cliff Larsen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Nov 11, 2022 • 8min
[Caixin Global] Illuminating the silver screen for the visually impaired
Recent changes in copyright law and regulation are helping make film accessible for China’s 17 million people with visual impairments.Click here to read the article by Wu Hongyao, Qin Jianhang and Cai Xuejiao.Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Nov 11, 2022 • 12min
[The World of Chinese] How small-town budget brands conquered China’s biggest cities
The pandemic and a slowing economy have seen Chinese consumers flock to low-price brands, from milk tea to clothing.Click here to read the article by Sam Davies.Narrated by Cliff Larsen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Nov 8, 2022 • 8min
[Sixth Tone] What happens when women are the breadwinners?
Better educated and professionally successful, rising numbers of middle-class women are flipping the script on traditional gender and marital norms.Click here to read the article by Pei Yuxin.Narrated by Kim Dalrymple.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Nov 8, 2022 • 11min
[Sixth Tone] Love, death, and ghosts in the Chinese underworld
Can ghosts fall in love? For China’s greatest spinners of scary tales, they might have been the only ones who truly could.Click here to read the article by Fu Mengxing.Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Nov 4, 2022 • 17min
[The China Project] Beijing’s favorite Bolshevik
In this excerpt from Destination Peking, abridged and lightly edited for The China Project, author Paul French introduces us to Lev Karakhan, a Bolshevik whose work as the Soviet Union’s first ambassador to China earned him the trust of the early Chinese republic’s most powerful leaders.Click here to read the article by Paul French.Narrated by Cliff Larsen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Nov 4, 2022 • 10min
[The China Project] The rise of Empress Dowager Cixi
The Empress Dowager Cixi was only 26 when she took over as China's ruler. She remained on top for the next half-century. How did she navigate the perilous halls of imperial power to become known as the most powerful woman in Chinese history?Click here to read the article by James Carter.Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Nov 4, 2022 • 8min
[The World of Chinese] Trick or reincarnation: The curious case of Tang Jiangshan
A Hainan man who claims to be living a double life remains one of China’s greatest mysteries.Click here to read the article by Siyi Chu.Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Nov 4, 2022 • 6min
[Sixth Tone] ‘Consumption downgrade’: Buffets in China enjoy a revival
Diners are ready for all-you-can-eat deals as they seek more for their money.Click here to read the article by Luo Meihan.Narrate by Elyse Ribbons.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
