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chinese farm chronicles long reads
What bringing back portraits to elderly Chinese farmers taught me about the transformative power of ethnographic research.
A portrait of an island folk festival, and introspections from observing, documenting, and intruding in the spiritual lives of Chinese villagers.
Why Chinese food producers and consumers have trust issues – and how to heal them, one egg at a time.
A view from inside China's pork industry, and reflections on 'modern' agriculture.
Collected reflections on heritage conservation, and what makes it so uniquely difficult in rural China.
elsewhere
For "Rural escapism: Why China’s young urbanites are romanticising countryside living" by Lakeisha Leo.
with Lizzi C. Lee for the Center for China Analysis, Asia Society Policy Institute.