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Let One Hundred Cultures Bloom
Nearly 30 years after the mind-numbing Cultural Revolution, China is free again to dream of what can be
Thriving in the Middle Kingdom
China's burgeoning middle class holds the key to the future of the country
• Photo Essay: The Middle Kingdom's middle class
The Birth of Cool
A new generation of trendsetters is laboring to turn 'Made in China' into a symbol of style that's part Western, part traditional and all original
This Year's Red
Visionary Chen Yifei is fashioning a vivid new lifestyle for China
The Bright House
Developer Pan Shiyi is bringing color to China's drab homes and offices
Signature Dish
Zhang Jinjie's distinctive fusion cuisine makes her China's hottest young chef. Not bad for someone who couldn't cook
The Strokes
Cutting-edge calligrapher Xu Bing sees his brush as a cultural bridge, and the world is meeting him halfway
They Are For Real
Who cares about political statements? China's newest movie directors just want to have fun
Living Large
Forget about the little people—China's new wave of modern art is all about portraying the big heads
Bad Company
Lost in a moral vacuum, Chinese youths are dropping out of mainstream society and turning to crime
Bound for Glory
China's Woody Guthrie makes his mark on poor migrant workers with folk songs of labor reform
New Journalism
Aggressive reporters are breaking news the official media won't touch. They're getting away with it—and selling lots of papers too
A Different Party Line
For the Chinese Communist Party to survive, it must undertake what was once unthinkable: political reform
True Believers
Mainlanders are rediscovering their spirituality, aided by a government that is turning the other cheek
• Tibetan Buddhism: The road less traveled
Mixed Messages
Advertisers are learning that if you want to sell products in China, you have to understand the people—all 1.3 billion of them
Me Generation
China's individuals are emerging from the Confucian crowd, and a self-help industry has grown to support them
Back-Alley Blues
The clearance of the capital's traditional but run-down hutong homes is changing the way Beijingers live
• Photo Essay: Changing Places
Minority Report
The Mosuo, a small matrilineal tribe in central China, are preserving their traditions by exploiting them
The Wasteland
Chinese culture sounds like it's vibrant and refined. One problem: it doesn't exist
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