This Day in History: Mongolia Becomes Independent From China

Mongolia proclaimed its independence on July 11, 1921.

by Anna Priymak, 09 July 2022

The Borderlands: Dispatches from the Edge of China

China’s borders tell stories of shared cultural practices, foodstuffs, history and – in more recent times – development.

by Matthew Bossons, 28 November 2019

A Line in The Sand: Crossing the China-Mongolia Border

​North Asia is big sky country, which, as it usually does in this world, goes hand in hand with being long border country.

by Benjamin Plafker, 25 November 2019

Meet the Chinese Woman Who Took on the Grueling Mongol Rally

From Scandinavia to Siberia, it was the adventure of a lifetime.

by Matthew Bossons, 18 February 2019

HK-Based Photographer Captures Intimate Human Interactions with Nature

We speak with photographer Palani Mohan before his talks at Shanghai International Literary Festival this weekend.

by Dominic Ngai, 16 March 2018

Is a Giant 'Death Worm' Lurking in the Gobi Desert?

Rumored to exist in the rocky and unforgiving Gobi Desert, the Mongolian death worm is unquestionably one of China’s stranger cryptids.

by Matthew Bossons, 15 December 2015

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