The Homecoming Issue

January, 2019

Growing up. Leaving home. Going back—and grieving for what’s lost. As Gertrude Stein described her hometown after it was demolished, “There is no there there.” The cycle is as old as civilization, and it’s yet one that feels, to each generation, unique, a burden to be borne by them alone.

Of course, there’s some truth to that in China today. Has a society ever changed so much, so rapidly? Has there ever been so much demolition and construction as in the last few decades? It’s partly why we’ve decided to dedicate this issue’s cover story to the theme of “home bound”—the ties of family, the bonds of the past.

At the least, it’s a separation measured by many miles. At worst, it’s the vast gulf between aspiration and obligation, a fantasy of a prosperous future and a diminishing past threatened by obsolescence. Rarely are the contradictions of homecoming more acutely felt than at the Spring Festival, a time of auspicious omens and annoying aunties, where what’s in our hearts often threatens to clash with what’s at our hearths.

As well as tracing the lives of villagers and graduates who’ve left their towns behind, this issue goes underground with China’s multitude of tomb robbers and dinosaur hunters, examines the legacy and future of the ancient practice of tai chi, gets intoxicated by Guizhou, and much more besides.

故乡是人们心中永远的牵绊。又逢春节，有人回到家乡与亲友团聚，有人旅居异乡换种方式过年。不论时代如何变幻，不论我们身在何处，人们心中都有一份化不开的乡愁。2019年第1期，《汉语世界》与您聊聊那些与故乡有关的人和事。

 COVER STORY | 封面故事  

Home Bound

乡情：每个人心中都有一块绿洲，它的名字叫“故乡”

 FEATURES | 主题故事 

A Roaring Trade

新一代古生物学家在中国掀起“恐龙热”

Raiders of the Lost Art

盗墓不是考古，界线不可跨越

Tai Chi Hustle 

太极拳究竟是老年人的锻炼项目，还是博大精深的真功夫？

 ON THE ROAD | 在路上 

Fire Down Below 

贵州：景也醉人，酒也醉人

 DRAGON’S DIGEST | 三味书屋  

Ticket to Tomorrow 

黎安高短篇小说《移居未来》

 POP CULTURE | 星闻  

The Han Over

过去的一年开启了“流量明星”的凛冬时代？

 CHI LE MA | 吃了吗 

Spring it On 

春卷：春到人间一卷之

 KALEIDOSCOPE | 镜像中国  

Pulling Strings

世外高人，斫琴山下

 4 YEARS | 40年 

Raise the Red Flag

红旗轿车探寻国产品牌复兴之路

还有更多栏目，小说、艺术、语言……从国际视角欣赏中国文化，用地道英文讲述中国故事。有温情，有幽默，有新观点，有真态度！