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Written by Vanessa Cheung from Hong Kong, China 190 BCE  Luyue, the Dew Month - Tenth Month of the Chinese Lunar Calendar  “Have you heard about that poor, poor darling?”  “Oh yes. Her father– that horribly zealous man, Chunyu Yi, the doctor who aspired all the way to devastation.” “His failure to save the life of a noblewoman led to his incarceration. What shall it be? Mutilation? Execution?”  “I wouldn’t linger on that. His daughter, though, the darling– Tinying. She makes

Written by Eric Li from Texas, USA The first time Grandma disabled Mom’s petunia sprinkler system, I thought it was a betrayal of American values. Those pink flowers were Dad’s Mother's Day gift that had survived three Texas droughts. I watched from my bedroom window as Grandma’s shadow fell across the flowerbed. Her rough hands, still cracked from cold Heilongjiang (the most northern province in China) winters even after five years in Texas, twisted the water valve shut with

Written by Iris Zhu from California, USA One blazing summer after the school year ended, I left America and returned to my mother's hometown in Changsha, China. Along the Xiang River and capital of the Hunan Province, Changsha comes from a Mandarin word meaning “a long sandy place,” and it is average-sized. In China, this means around 10 million inhabitants. The city is known for its local, spicy cuisine and small, meandering alleyways teaming with bustling stores and restaur

Written by Amy Hou from Massachusetts, USA In that moment, he became the tank man. A single unarmed man, standing against the relentless machinery of oppression. Around him, the cacophony of voices rose, crowded with students shouting and blaming, while he stood alone, frozen in the center, his heart trembling. He watched the metal tank crawling inches closer, his mind a mix of fear and determination. He had never been one for politics, but today he felt different, important,