谭云飞

  • 中小学老师们很忙,忙得没空教学
    unfei (谭云飞)Images from VCGContent warning: This piece contains references to suicide.Two years after getting a masters degree in Chinese education, Xiao Yu resigned for the second time. Having taught for two years, first in a priv

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2024年1期2024-04-24

  • 《群众来信》小说集:苏童笔下的人性与宿命
    unfei (谭云飞)Su Tongs works are not for the faint-hearted. In the first tale ofMissives from the Masses, a newly translated collection of 11 short stories from across the writers 40-year career, the protagonist goes into surgery kno

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2024年1期2024-04-24

  • Preparing to Fail
    unfei (谭云飞)Illustration by Wang Siqi (assisted by Midjourney)A school cafeteria scandal has consumers rethinking their growing demand for pre-prepared and ready-to-eat meals预制菜:有人嫌弃,有人爱Sick with Covid in early September,Zhao Danda

    汉语世界 2023年4期2023-12-16

  • 预制菜:有人嫌弃,有人爱
    谭云飞Preparing to FailA school cafeteria scandal has consumers rethinking their growing demand for pre-prepared and ready-to-eat mealsIllustration by Wang Siqi (assisted by Midjourney)Sick with Covid in early September, Zhao Dandan

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2023年4期2023-12-14

  • Noodle Nostalgia
    unfei (谭云飞)Illustration by Wang SiqiDespite its short history, lufen has become a symbol of pride for Hengyang locals源于桂林的卤粉,成了衡阳人的乡味Lin Xi takes every opportunity she gets to visit her hometown, Hengyang, a city of 6.5 million pe

    汉语世界 2023年3期2023-09-15

  • Last Bus Home
    谭云飞With an aging ridership and canceled routes, can intercity buses survive?客運汽车:消失与代价“Qidong! Qidong! Going to Qidong? All aboard! Were leaving…” a female attendant hails me from a bus stop as I step off the No. 115 intracity bus

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2023年2期2023-06-22

  • Buried Post Truths
    谭云飞Acclaimed for its focus on cyber bullying and online rumors, Post Truth courts controversy for its shallow view on the surging social issue電影《保你平安》:扛起反“造黄谣”和“网暴”的大旗?Han Lu, a white-collar worker who grew up as an orphan but die

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2023年2期2023-06-22

  • BEAN CURD WITHOUT BEANS
    UNFEI (谭云飞)PHOTOGRAPHS FROM VCGAn imperial dessert helps foodies beat the summer heat夏天怎么能没有杏仁豆腐?“Eat hot tofu slowly (心急吃不了热豆腐),” a Chinese saying warns of the danger of impatience.Hot tofu takes time to cool down,and even when i

    汉语世界 2022年4期2022-08-08

  • DEATH DISCUSSIONS
    UNFEI (谭云飞)More and more Chinese have been talking and learning about death, a traditional taboo, for better livingLast autumn, 19-year-old Liao Zhiruo spent a whole afternoon writing her last will and testament. Taking the form o

    汉语世界 2022年3期2022-06-19

  • Bitter Sweets
    UNFEI (谭云飞) ILLUSTRATION BY XI DAHE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM VCGSugar consumption has boomed in China in recent decades, but health-conscious young people and a growing market in sugar-free products are hoping to reverse the trend甜蜜的负担:戒糖

    汉语世界 2022年3期2022-06-19

  • Death Discussions
    谭云飞Last autumn, 19-year-old Liao Zhiruo spent a whole afternoon writing her last will and testament. Taking the form of a letter addressed to her parents in the event of her early death, the will asked them to keep living a good l

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2022年3期2022-06-15

  • Bitter Sweets
    谭云飞Sugar consumption has boomed in China in recent decades, but health-conscious young people and a growing market in sugar-free products are hoping to reverse the trend甜蜜的負担:戒糖风潮中,“无糖”产品是否能满足健康和味蕾的双重需求?When Lin Yin, a 27-year-old

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2022年3期2022-06-15

  • TWILIGHT LOVE
    UNFEI (谭云飞)PHOTOGRAPHS FROM VCG“An apartment is a must,”a man in his late 60s emphasizes to several of his male peers at Changpuhe Park in Beijing’s Dongcheng district on a Saturday morning,citing a common requirement for marriage

    汉语世界 2022年2期2022-04-20

  • Twilight Love
    谭云飞At Beijing’s Changpuhe Park, hundreds of elderly Chinese have been looking for a partner for company, sex, and mutual care, but few succeed相亲公园里的黄昏恋,欲望与失望交织“An apartment is a must,” a man in his late 60s emphasizes to several o

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2022年2期2022-04-17

  • ANYTHING GOOSE
    UNFEI (谭云飞) AND PHOTOGRAPHS FROM VCGWinter in Dongbei could never be complete without stewed goose在东北,没有铁锅炖大鹅的冬天是不完整的Making a snowman,having a snowball fight,snuggling up in bed,writing a poem…the question“What to do on the first

    汉语世界 2022年1期2022-03-01

  • CHI LE MA
    UNFEI (谭云飞)A “three-star Michelin” street food to sate late-night cravings烤冷面:“三星米其林”街边美味It’s not cold, grilled, or noodlelike in any way: So what is the street delicacy calledkao lengmian(烤冷面, literally “grilled cold noodles”), a

    汉语世界 2021年6期2021-12-17

  • TEA LEAVES
    UNFEI (谭云飞)ABUSIVE INTERNSHIPOn June 25, a 17-year-old student identified under the surname Yu jumped to his death from a dormitory balcony, after two weeks of exploitative conditions at an internship arranged by his vocational sc

    汉语世界 2021年4期2021-08-27

  • KEEPING COOL
    UNFEI (谭云飞)A summer dessert that’s a “life-saver” for Hainan residents海南甜品清补凉:许你清凉一夏“Nectar from coconut trees,collected in a bowl of jadewhite aroma,” exclaimed poet and foodie Su Shi (苏轼)of the Song dynasty (960 -1279), also kno

    汉语世界 2021年4期2021-08-27

  • Where There’s a Will
    unfei (谭云飞)Bloody GambleA courier truck discovered in Sichuan province carrying 160 crates of cats and dogs, many already sick or dead, has created heated backlash over the deadly trend of live animal “mystery boxes.”Mystery or “b

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2021年3期2021-07-28

  • 悠闲养鸽人遭遇百亿赛鸽潮
    谭云飞With big money invading pigeon-racing, hobbyists wonder about the future of their time-honored sport.Since the early afternoon, Hou Yong (pseudonym) has been watching the sky for the return of one of his 50 racing pigeons as it

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2021年3期2021-07-28

  • only Yolking
    谭云飞This well-known summer dish serves up tofu swimming in a golden stew of crab roe—or is it egg yolk?蟹黃豆腐:豆腐配“黄金”,炒出鲜香滑嫩If ancient Chinese gastronomes had had social media, much of their time might have been consumed by sharing a

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2021年3期2021-07-28

  • RULING THE ROOST
    UNFEI (谭云飞)With big money invading pigeonracing, hobbyists wonder about the future of their time-honored sport悠闲养鸽人遭遇百亿赛鸽潮Since the early afternoon,Hou Yong (pseudonym) has been watching the sky for the return of one of his 50 rac

    汉语世界 2021年3期2021-06-18

  • ONLY YOLKING
    UNFEI (谭云飞)This well-known summer dish serves up tofu swimming in a golden stew of crab roe—or is it egg yolk?蟹黄豆腐:豆腐配“黄金”,炒出鲜香滑嫩If ancient Chinese gastronomes had had social media, much of their time might have been consumed by s

    汉语世界 2021年3期2021-06-18

  • Hollow Comfort
    unfei (谭云飞)Downside of FameAfter shooting to fame in 2014 with his song “My Skating Shoes,” singer Pang Mailang is in the news once again with his hospitalization for schizophrenia this March.Though Pang has a long history of ment

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2021年2期2021-04-22

  • Sausage Fest
    谭云飞Cantonese swear by their wine-soaked meats with “clay pot rice”腊味煲仔饭:满满一锅喷香软糯脆“My parents sent me a whole lamb,” a Shanghai resident surnamed Peng boasted to news site K News in February, displaying the well-marbled gift her fa

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2021年2期2021-04-22

  • SAUSAGE FEST
    UNFEI (谭云飞)Cantonese swear by their wine-soaked meats with “clay pot rice”腊味煲仔饭:满满一锅喷香软糯脆“M y parents sent me a whole lamb,” a Shanghai resident surnamed Peng boasted to newssite K News in February, displaying the well-marbled gif

    汉语世界 2021年2期2021-04-13

  • TEA LEAVES
    YUNFEI(谭云飞)LIFE IS CHEAPChinese e-commerce firm Pinduoduo and food delivery platform Ele.me have been criticized for their“coldblooded”response to the sudden deaths of two employees,both attributed to overwork.On December 21,a Bei

    汉语世界 2021年1期2021-02-23

  • Fruit of the South
    谭云飞Lychees, water chestnuts, and crispy pork…Whats not to like about this succulent Fujian dish?荔枝肉:酸甜可口,不是荔枝,胜似荔枝“Asteed raising red dust won the fair mistress smiles/ But few knew how many steeds died bringing her lychees from t

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2021年1期2021-02-22

  • A Tangled Weave
    谭云飞It was the hairiest murder in Chinese history: The Duke of Wei is said to have died over a wig in 478 BCE.According to The Commentary of Zuo, the Duke admired the beautiful hair of the wife of a Mr. Ji so much that he commanded

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2020年6期2020-12-21

  • THE VIRGINITY COMPLEX
    UNFEI (谭云飞)SKIPPING CLASSESMany viewers thought it was a joke when a Ms. Liu in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, told the local TV station that she paid 1,288 RMB to enroll her son in a rope-skipping course.However, elementary school

    汉语世界 2020年6期2020-12-06

  • A TANGLED WEAVE
    UNFEI (谭云飞)The growing pains of China’s unique wig industry头发越来越难收,还遭遇贸易战冲击,价值百亿的中国假发业正在经历着“生长痛”It was the hairiest murder in Chinese history: The Duke of Wei is said to have died over a wig in 478 BCE.According toThe Commentary o

    汉语世界 2020年6期2020-12-06

  • TEST OF TIME
    谭云飞Chinas hundred-year-old businesses struggle to win over todays consumers老字號们还能乘风破浪,延续往日辉煌吗?When Wang Jian moved to Beijing from Sichuan province 10 years ago, he made a beeline for Quanjude restaurant to try its roast duck. “Mo

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2020年5期2020-11-02

  • TEST OF TIME
    UNFEI (谭云飞)China’s hundred-year-old businesses struggle to win over today’s consumers老字号们还能乘风破浪,延续往日辉煌吗?W hen Wang Jian moved to Beijing from Sichuan province 10 years ago,he made a beeline forQuanjude restaurant to try its roast

    汉语世界 2020年5期2020-10-23

  • COOL BEANS
    UNFEI (谭云飞)A starchy snack that relieves the heat of summer凉粉:炎炎夏日的解暑佳品“Sour, salty, spicy, aromatic!More refreshing than ice! A bowl of it would bring you to heaven (酸,咸,麻辣香,解暑胜冰凉,若能吃一碗,犹如进天堂)!” This chant of a vendor,heard by th

    汉语世界 2020年4期2020-08-11

  • THEBUSINESS OF BEING BORN
    UNFEI (谭云飞)after Dr. Zhang retitled her project to emphasize “quality births,” or yousheng(优生, eugenics), instead of fertility,and was granted funds by the National Natural Science Foundation of China to continue IVF research. Tho

    汉语世界 2020年2期2020-04-29

  • A QUESTION OF TASTE
    UNFEI (谭云飞)Food scandals and new health trends are turning Chinese consumers against MSG为什么人们对味精如此警惕?“W hy doesn’t everyone in China have a headache?” food critic Jeffrey Steingarten asked in his 1999 essay of the same title in Vo

    汉语世界 2020年1期2020-02-14

  • GETTING SMART
    韩儒博 谭云飞Students are abusing prescription drugs, touted as “brain enhancers,” with dangerous consequences“聰明药”是个伪命题,不仅无用,而且有害It was one of the strangest cases of addiction that Xu Jie had ever seen.A specialist at the Beijing High

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年5期2019-11-11

  • Life OR Death Decision
    谭云飞Can China overcome a怎樣让每个生命都能带着尊严优雅地谢幕?Since founding Beijing Songtang Hospice in 1987, Li Wei has had to change premises seven times, four times due to violent protests from the neighbors. “They would say we were bringing a cu

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年6期2019-09-10

  • INVERTING THE PYRAMID
    unfei (谭云飞)“Business cults” pose multi-level challenges to authorities, and heartache for families民间反传销组织在不断努力,但在打击传销的路上仍有重重困难亟需解决When Chuan Yuanchao visited a Zhejiang factory in 2011, he was hoping to get hired as a quality cont

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年4期2019-08-27

  • Identity Crisis
    谭云飞Fraudsters are exploiting bureaucratic inertia over ID fraud.For nearly four years, a man wanted for murdering his mother evaded police with a series of false identities. The capture of 24-year-old Wu Xieyu at a Chongqing airpo

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年3期2019-07-01

  • Sea Changes
    谭云飞Amateur conservationists battle a rising tide of oceanic pollution and public indifference對话珊瑚保育组织“潜爱大鹏”秘书长夏嘉祥Dive4Love, officially known as the Dapeng Coral Conservation Volunteer Federation, is an NGO dedicated to conserving

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年3期2019-07-01

  • Roll with it
    谭云飞Its a sight thats as quintessentially “Beijing” as a tea-swilling taxi driver or pensioner walking his caged bird: The middle-aged man going about his business with a pair of walnuts (or string of Buddhist prayer beads) in the

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年3期2019-07-01

  • Boy Crazy
    谭云飞Despite decades of progress, some families still go to extreme lengths to secure a male heir電视剧《都挺好》引发关于原生家庭的广泛讨论,“重男轻女”现象至今仍未消失For the Su family of Suzhou, Jiangsu, sons are “honor earners,” daughters are “useless nothings.” T

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年3期2019-07-01

  • Golden fleecers
    谭云飞Chinas efficient “e-connoisseurs” scam businesses—sometimes with their blessingA system error that struck at midnight on January 20 proved a gold mine for several users of Pinduoduo (PDD), Chinas third-largest e-commerce platfo

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年2期2019-04-19

  • 15 Seconds to Stardom
    谭云飞Viral app Douyin sells instant escapism to its viewers and producers—at a price抖音:魔性十五秒的背后是草根的夢想,还是无尽的空虚?In 1968, artist Andy Warhol predicted that “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” Five decades lat

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年2期2019-04-19

  • Cruel conundrums
    谭云飞What would you do if the woman sitting next to you and your girlfriend in the cinema asks for help opening a bottle of water?” asked the “2018 Mens Love Examination,” an online quiz for Chinese males on their suitability as a p

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年2期2019-04-19

  • totStars
    谭云飞Competitive parents are spendingsmall fortunes grooming the child stars of tomorrow日益火爆的童星培訓行业是在培养孩子的特长,还是在满足家长的虚荣?Nine-year-old Duoduo is a minor celebrity among his classmates, teachers, and even local security guards, having

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年2期2019-04-19

  • the bald Truth
    谭云飞Several weeks after starting his job with tech company Tencent, 24-year-old Mr. Guo identified a problem: He was losing his hair. He now fears becoming as bald as colleagues who are decades his senior.In recent years, millennia

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年1期2019-03-18

  • 每个人的心里都有一块绿洲,它的名字叫“故乡”
    谭云飞Once a sacred family obligation, the annual migration home for Spring Festival increasingly brings feelings of alienation and culture shock for Chinas urbanizing population. Several transplants from the countryside share with T

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年1期2019-03-18

  • 太极拳究竟是老年人强身健体的锻炼项目,还是博大精深的真功夫?
    谭云飞Jack Ma may be a middle-aged e-commerce magnate, but his martial artistry is undisputed, at least according to the filmGong Shou Dao(《功守道》). In the 20-minute short, which translates asThe Way of Defense and Attack, “Master” Ma

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年1期2019-03-18

  • 来一份春卷,感受春节和春天的味道
    谭云飞Ah, Spring Festival. Another year over; a new one rolls in—literally, in the case of anyone choosing to welcome the lunar year with a spring roll (春卷).Despite their name, spring rolls are not a snack associated specifically wit

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年1期2019-03-18

  • Up in the air
    谭云飞“The corruption of Chinese women has resulted in the fall of the nation,” proclaimed Yu Minhong, founder and president of the New Oriental Education & Technology Group, at Novembers “Power of Learning” forum. Yus thundering con

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年1期2019-03-18

  • PHONY PHILANTHROPY
    谭云飞CROWDFUNDING HAS BECOME A HELPFUL BUT CONTROVERSIAL CHARITY CHANNELAfter killing four people in a car accident on July 8 in Deyang, Sichuan province, motorist Yang Long faced not only lengthy jailtime, but also a hefty compensa

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2018年5期2018-11-24

  • City of Dreams
    谭云飞Forty years after reform, migrants are trying to define a “Shenzhen Dream” that binds thecity together從小渔村到大都市,是深圳的“一梦四十年”Ji Yiran was just 23 when she set out to seek her fortune, leaving her native Huangshi, Hubei province, f

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2018年6期2018-01-22

  • To Be Continued
    谭云飞With the death of its most influential master, what does the future hold for the thousand-year art of “book commentary?”大师单田芳离我们而去,新时代受众的需求也不同往日,评书艺术后事如何,谁来分解?To be continued in the next chapter,” was pingshu master Shan Tianfa

    汉语世界(The World of Chinese) 2018年6期2018-01-22