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SPORTS

Below the Surface: How Divers Navigate Bans and Travel Restrictions to Pursue their Passion

Scuba divers seek more opportunities to practice their sport in Chinese waters...safely

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SPORTS

Play Like a Girl: How Women Forge New Communities Through Sport

Frisbee, rock-climbing, and other trendy pastimes are seeing growing interest from women, who make their own community in these sports

LIFE

Arms Up! How Radio Exercises Live on in Modern China

How a German tradition from 1803 affects the massage parlors of China today

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SOCIETY

Parks, No Recreation: The Battle to Access China’s Public Spaces

China is trying to build more public spaces, but who has the right to use them—and how—remains contested

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LIFE

Saddle Up: Riding with China’s New “Cowboys”

Modern “cowboys” embrace the steppes of northern Hebei province as a rural escape

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SPORTS

The Trails and Tribulations of China's Outdoors Boom

Chinese are embracing outdoor sports, but safety measures fail to keep pace

TRAVEL

Road to Winter

The Olympics put it on the map, but there’s more to see now in Zhangjiakou and its nearby northern charms