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China Taxicab Chronicles 7: Lonely Mr. He
A single older gentleman shares his thoughts on ceramics, Shanghai, Chinese New Year, and preserving traditions
Feb 2
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David Fishman
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January 2025
Focusing on China's Carbon Emissions Misses the Forest for the Trees
No matter whether China's carbon emissions peak in 2024, 2025, or as late as 2030, I think we should be highlighting something else...
Jan 6
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David Fishman
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Focusing on China's Carbon Emissions Misses the Forest for the Trees
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December 2024
Local Tourism, Corrupt Officials, and Jiang Zemin's "Black Heart"
A guesthouse owner's story from Jinyun County, Lishui
Dec 30, 2024
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David Fishman
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Local Tourism, Corrupt Officials, and Jiang Zemin's "Black Heart"
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October 2024
Faces of Jingmaishan 4: Northeastern Coffee Bro Finds His Zen on the Mountain
This is Part 4 of my 4-part Faces of Jingmaishan series, which are short vignettes of people I met and conversations I had in Jingmaishan, a tea…
Oct 23, 2024
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David Fishman
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Faces of Jingmaishan 3: Grandma's Milk Tea
Chatting with a middle-aged milk-tea vendor about the development of her village
Oct 6, 2024
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September 2024
Faces of Jingmaishan 2: Roadside Tea Service
Chatting with a roadside tea-selling couple about tea economics and tea tourism
Sep 17, 2024
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David Fishman
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Faces of Jingmaishan 2: Roadside Tea Service
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August 2024
Faces of Jingmaishan 1: Grandma Yi Weaves Stories of her Village
Faces of Jingmaishan is a series of 4 short vignettes focusing on the stories of locals I met while traveling in Jingmaishan, a tea mountain in southern…
Aug 29, 2024
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Faces of Jingmaishan 1: Grandma Yi Weaves Stories of her Village
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July 2024
The Fascinating History of Xishuangbanna: Tea, War, Opium, Deadbeat Dads, and...Leprosy?
This Chinese city has it all!
Jul 26, 2024
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David Fishman
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The Fascinating History of Xishuangbanna: Tea, War, Opium, Deadbeat Dads, and...Leprosy?
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June 2024
China Taxicab Chronicles 6: Sensitive Mr. Lu
A taxi driver with a different vibe shares reflections on the atmosphere in his hometown over the new year
Jun 24, 2024
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David Fishman
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China Taxicab Chronicles 6: Sensitive Mr. Lu
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How to Understand the Provinces, Prefectures, Counties, and Towns of China: (Part 2)
Part 2, in which I tackle a long list of oddities, exceptions, and other rare features of the behemoth Chinese administrative structure.
Jun 11, 2024
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David Fishman
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How to Understand the Provinces, Prefectures, Counties, and Towns of China: (Part 2)
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May 2024
China Taxicab Chronicles 5: Self-Sacrificing Mr. Xin
A timeless tale of a migrant worker in Shanghai, doing what he can so the next generation can have it better
May 27, 2024
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David Fishman
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April 2024
China Taxicab Chronicles 4: Mr. Liang, Future Beef Pot Boss
Learning about north Guangdong beef clay pot and why Shanghai is bad, bad, bad!
Apr 17, 2024
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David Fishman
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China Taxicab Chronicles 4: Mr. Liang, Future Beef Pot Boss
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