‘I feel so much freer’: More Beijing residents happy to escape back to the country

After decades promoting the greatest urbanisation in human history, China’s government is encouraging city dwellers to return ...
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A photographer’s fantastical portrait of rural China during Lunar New Year

Editor’s Note: A version of this article was first published on February 10, 2024. In photographer Zhang Xiao’s images of the Shehuo festival, an ancient celebration still observed in parts of ...
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City dwellers find simpler life in rural China commune

GUANZHONG, China (Reuters) - Yang Zhaoyu quit his job in a big Chinese city nine months ago and moved to a small community that preaches sustainable living and mindful consumption. "After graduating ...
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A photographer’s fantastical portrait of rural China during Lunar New Year

(CNN) — In photographer Zhang Xiao’s images of the Shehuo festival, an ancient celebration still observed in parts of northern China during the Lunar New Year, rural life comes alive with something ...