Growing Wild: Why Young China Can’t Get Enough of Mushroom Hunts


The indigo milk cap, trumpet of the dead, darkening brittlegill, and ox tongue — wild mushrooms with names as intriguing as the thrill of foraging them. This summer, these fungi have sparked a frenzy across southwestern China, with young Chinese flooding Yunnan and Sichuan provinces to join guided mushroom hunts. Driven by social media platforms, where posts capturing the allure of hunting for rare fungi … Continue reading Growing Wild: Why Young China Can’t Get Enough of Mushroom Hunts

In Shanghai’s Prisons, Inmates Find Solace and Skill in Textile Art


SHANGHAI – When Yan’s lawyer broke the news that she would be sentenced to life in prison for drug smuggling, she was overcome with fear and anxiety. As she walked into the courtroom on the day of her trial in 2019, her entire body trembled with nerves. “At that moment, I felt I was finished, my life was over,” Yan, 66, tells Sixth Tone at … Continue reading In Shanghai’s Prisons, Inmates Find Solace and Skill in Textile Art