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The Albino ‘Princess’ Growing Confidence in a Crowd

The mother of a 5-year-old girl with albinism shares how cosplay and catwalks have helped her daughter combat the stigma of the condition.

White Night Workshop

Inside the School Teaching Parents How to Parent

A controversial private education company in eastern China is offering courses on “smart parenting,” but are its students seeing results?

After the Storm: Influencer Reflects on Pregnancy Backlash

An online influencer from the Chinese countryside who was criticized for delaying her graduate studies to have a child shares the reality behind the media storm.

Jiemian News

Hope in Hardship: How an Illiterate Woman ‘Wrote’ Her Memoir

A survivor of human trafficking from southwestern China shares how she became an “authentic voice” in literature using her phone’s voice-to-text function.

The Paper

Dark Humor: Comedian Shines Light on a Rare Disease

Gao Xiang, a rising standup comedy star in Shanghai, has won acclaim for sharing his struggles living with severely impaired vision.

Shanghai Observer

Life on Call: Why Chinese Anesthesiologists Are Burning Out

Chinese anesthesiologists face a triple threat of high technical demands, high risks, and high workloads while remaining undervalued in the health care system.

Lost and Found: Seeking Solace in Street View Snapshots

Netizens struggling with grief or homesickness are turning to street-level navigation apps in search of lost loved ones and former homes.

U-Turn: Female Food Couriers Find Strength in Stereotypes

In a new book on China’s platform economy, female delivery riders talk about overcoming the roadblocks they face in a male-dominated industry.

Sun Ping

Rough Ride: A Woman’s Journey to Save Her Stallion

After her horse suffered a fractured leg, a Beijing mother spent six months and hundreds of thousands of yuan to get it back on its feet.

Oh! Youth (36Kr)

National Day Splurge: Tourist Spending Hits $99 Billion

Travelers made 765 million trips over the weeklong holiday, with nontraditional destinations like Datong and Changsha among those reaping the rewards.