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Will Vagari

Editorial – Work

In this issue, we explore the notion of work in nowadays China and the uniqueness of work with Chinese characteristics.

Caterina Paiva

Editorial - Feeling nostalgic for the good old days?

Nostalgia, more than an individualized feeling, is a social phenomenon. And we are in to explore its various Chinese manifestations.

Beatrice Tamagno

Editorial - all things Chinese

From "chinoiserie" to "Made in China", Chinese objects inhabit our collective imagination. But what do they really say about nowadays China?

Caterina Paiva

Editorial - Intimately Speaking

Nothing eases someone as much as feeling intimately understood. However, intimacy has flourished in many different contemporary practices.

Beatrice Tamagno

Editorial - Away we go: being a passenger in China

Every year for CNY, tens of millions of Chinese are on the move to visit their families. What does it mean to be a passenger in China?

Beatrice Tamagno

Editorial - Superstition in the air: belief under the Chinese sky

“One person’s religion is another person’s superstition,” wrote Gibson. What does superstition mean in the Chinese context then?

Will Vagari

Ayi Editorial – The multifaceted auntie

If you speak Mandarin, chances are you are no stranger to the term 阿姨 ayi (auntie). Why then make such a simple concept November's topic?

Caterina Paiva

Editorial - Gambling(s) through China

Gambling refers to nothing less than taking a risk in anticipation of gain. But a choice is still attached to the price. This theme seems

Caterina Paiva

Introducing ChinaNauts

ChinaNauts is a magazine whose goal is to publish careful, deep, well-structured, and enjoyable analysis of contemporary China from a...