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Slow Train to Dongbei: Three Days Aboard China's Longest Rail Journey

There are few better ways to see a country than from a slow train. And there are few better ways to meet people than being thrown in train carriage full of them.

by Oscar Holland, 14 May 2017

The Art of War: Meet China's New War Correspondents

Reporting from the front line of state media's soft-power drive.

by Oscar Holland, 18 March 2017

Welcome to Huilongguan, Beijing's Hottest Neighborhood (Technically)

According to real estate agency 5i5j, the rental market in Huilongguan is booming. So, naturally, we travel north to see what's popping.

by Oscar Holland, 04 March 2017

How One Architect Transformed a Tiny Hutong Alleyway into a Home for 6

Japanese architect Shuhei Aoyama was tasked with transforming a dark and overcrowded hutong home into an efficient and beautiful space.

by Oscar Holland, 17 January 2017

The Beijing Designer Making Air Masks from Air Jordans

A 34-year-old Beijinger is gaining global attention for sewing pieces of shoes into pollution masks.

by Oscar Holland, 06 December 2016

Chinese Entries Shine at 2016 iPhone Photography Awards

Six of the 19 award categories were won by photographers from the Chinese Mainland.

by Oscar Holland, 23 September 2016

I Was a Post-Disaster Tourist in Sichuan's Earthquake Villages

That's Beijing's Editor-in-Chief Oscar Holland tours Sichuan's earthquake villages.

by Oscar Holland, 19 August 2016

I Took a Billion-Dollar Cruise Ship with Fan Bingbing

Oscar Holland finds himself in the middle of the Bohai Sea on the world's fourth-largest luxury cruise ship with China's most famous woman.

by Oscar Holland, 15 August 2016

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