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Museum Dedicated to Migrant Workers to Shut Its Doors

On May 18, a social media post (archived here) announced the impending closure and demolition of a well-known museum dedicated to documenting the lives and improving the welfare of China’s migrant workers. The Museum of Working...

Translation: International Women’s Day Posters and Artwork (1)

This year’s March 8 United Nations International Women’s Day theme was “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow.” Over time, the holiday for women—which has been celebrated in China as a half-day holiday since 1950—has...

Translation: China’s Invisible Disabled Community

On the eve of the Beijing Paralympic Games, CDT presents the full-text translation of this article by Xie Renci for the health news site DXY.com. Originally published on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the...

Unofficial Fan Club for Party Leaders Closed

Grassroots Internet ‘fan clubs’ for Party officials are meeting with official censure.  Zhang Feifei writes a special report for the Global Times: He came hunting for news of “handsome Wang”, officially Wang Yang,...

Slideshow: Road to School

A blogger “Flying Bird and Fish” posted a series of photos he took in a mountain area showing some rural children walking to school in a dangerous cliff road. He says that he was scared to see the scene. His hands were...

Photo Series: Memories of 2008 in Shanxi

These photos are from “Shanxi Evening,” a local newspaper in Datong, carried by News.QQ.com: – See also Photo Series: Memories of 2008 in Hubei by CDT

Photo Series: A Collection of Photo Stories(2)

These photos are from fengniao.com and QQ.com and they reflect the grassroots’ recent life in China. Photo source: fengniao.com, CCN, QQ.com – See also Photo Series: A Collection of Photo...

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