ANCIENT HISTORY

How Did Ancient Chinese Scholars Prepare for Exams?

From cram academies to meeting celebrity scholars, preparation for ancient China’s civil service exams was both similar and different to test-prep today

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HEALTH

“You’re Just Bored”: China’s Depressed Teens Struggle for Understanding and Treatment

Mental health services and families struggle to understand, recognize, and treat rising teen depression

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SOCIETY

The Tall Task of Solving China’s Childcare Shortage

China is encouraging couples to have more kids, but affordable childcare remains a tall order