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The Harvest: This Week in Rural China – Dispatch No. 20 (2 May 2025)
The Rural Green Book, migrant worker poetry, rural reforestation in Tibet, and state media's call for youth to head west.
May 2
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Nathan Whittaker
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April 2025
Rural China Book of the Month (April 2025): Red Sorghum by Mo Yan
Explore Mo Yan’s Red Sorghum: a raw, haunting portrayal of rural China’s suffering, survival, and the lasting impact of history through magical realism.
Apr 29
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Nathan Whittaker
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Diplomacy on High Terraces
How a former foreign diplomat is building a sustainable and ecologically-minded community in rural China.
Apr 27
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Paule
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The Harvest: This Week in Rural China – Dispatch No. 19 (25 April 2025)
Motherhood in Rural China, The 832 Platform, Hainan’s Shifting Landscape, and Xiangcheng’s Chili Boom.
Apr 25
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Nathan Whittaker
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The Harvest: This Week in Rural China – Dispatch No. 18 (18 April 2025)
Childhood Obesity, Healthy Villages Initiative, AI's Future in Rural Education, and Special Bonds for Rural Development.
Apr 18
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Nathan Whittaker
6
The Harvest: This Week in Rural China – Dispatch No. 17 (11 April 2025)
Explore rural China's revival through art, technology, and sustainable farming, with stories from Shandong, Chongqing, Jinan, and more in this week's…
Apr 11
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Nathan Whittaker
4
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Reflection III: Passing the Torch – How Wu Wenguang’s Filmmaking Transformed My Understanding of China
How One Filmmaker Removed His Own Voice, Allowing Me to See the Complexity of China
Apr 8
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Nathan Whittaker
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The Harvest: This Week in Rural China – Dispatch No. 16 (4 April 2025)
Burial reforms, the ‘Two New’ policy’s rural impact, volunteer efforts, ancient tree protection, and the battle to preserve black soil.
Apr 4
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Nathan Whittaker
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Rural China’s Drug Crisis: The Hidden Epidemic Undermining the Countryside
How Addiction, Poverty, and Policy Failures Are Fuelling a Growing Crisis
Apr 1
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Nathan Whittaker
5
March 2025
The Harvest: This Week in Rural China – Dispatch No. 15 (28 March 2025)
Examining Financial Reforms, Sustainable Rural Models, and the Rise of Rural Tourism in China’s Countryside
Mar 28
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Nathan Whittaker
5
Rural China Book of the Month (March 2025): Moonlight Rests on My Left Palm: Poems and Essays by Yu Xiuhua
A Raw Portrait of Life and Survival in Rural China
Mar 25
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Nathan Whittaker
6
The Harvest: This Week in Rural China – Dispatch No. 14 (21 March 2025)
Xi Jinping's Guizhou visit, Shitanjing’s transformation, China-Cambodia’s Fish-Rice Corridor, and rural revitalisation.
Mar 21
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Nathan Whittaker
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