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Women pray in front of paramilitary policemen at Yonghegong Lama Temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Rooster in Beijing, China.

Religion is alive and kicking in officially atheist China

Books

A variety of religions are thriving in post-Mao China.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with one of American history’s greatest statesman, Henry Kissinger, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 17, 2015.

Mao had a little red book. Xi Jinping has a little red app.

Global Politics
Zhou Xunshu is one of the subjects of Dan Washburn's new book on golf in China

Golf — once a forbidden game in China — is now booming there

Sports
An apartment where Mao Zedong lived briefly in Shanghai has been opened as a small museum. It sits in the middle of the Jing An Kerry Center, which features glassy office towers and upscale retail.

You can find Mao’s old apartment inside a mall in Shanghai

Development & Education
An apartment where Mao Zedong lived briefly in Shanghai has been opened as a small museum. It sits in the middle of the Jing An Kerry Center, which features glassy office towers and upscale retail.

You can find Mao’s old apartment inside a mall in Shanghai

Development & Education
Bian Zhongyun's children mourn the death of their mother, as seen in the documentary "Though I am Gone." Bian was a school principal who beaten to death 1968 by a crowd.

How to apologize for the Cultural Revolution without blaming the Communist Party

Global Politics

The rhetoric of apology in China today is nuanced and coded. Though some people seem genuinely contrite for their actions during the vigilante violence of the Cultural Revolution, they are careful not to blame the government.

Bian Zhongyun's children mourn the death of their mother, as seen in the documentary "Though I am Gone." Bian was a school principal who beaten to death 1968 by a crowd.

How to apologize for the Cultural Revolution without blaming the Communist Party

Global Politics

The rhetoric of apology in China today is nuanced and coded. Though some people seem genuinely contrite for their actions during the vigilante violence of the Cultural Revolution, they are careful not to blame the government.

The History of Rock ‘n’ Roll in China

Arts, Culture & Media

Musician and author Jonathan Campbell has written the definitive book on the history of rock and roll in China.

The World

Chinese novels

Arts, Culture & Media

Host Lisa Mullins talks with The World’s book critic, Chris Merrill, about two Chinese novels recently out in English translations: the books are “Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out” by Mo Yan, and “Wolf Totem� by Jiang Rong.

The World

Famed China reporter dies

Arts, Culture & Media

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Associated Press reporter Ted Anthony about the life and career of Associated Press correspondent John Roderick; Roderick died yesterday at the age of 93