The Wine Issue 

March, 2020

Boutique wineries try to cultivate China’s taste for high-end vintage; scientists and lawmakers grapple with the public’s fear of GM foods; an ancient ice-fishing tradition revives up north; cities cope with lockdowns during Covid-19; and more.

两千多年前，汉使张骞将葡萄酒从西域带回中原。一千三百多年前，唐朝诗人王翰写下“葡萄美酒夜光杯”。今天，如何发展本土葡萄酒产业、打造中国葡萄酒文化成为新的挑战。在其他主题故事里，我们探寻为什么人们谈转基因食品而色变；对命运的止不住的好奇让算命这项古老的活动生生不息;  辅助生殖技术给许多家庭带来了福音，随之而来的也有对传统认知的挑战和伦理道德的思考。

 COVER STORY | 封面故事 

Grape Expectations

Though China lays claim to 2,000 years of enology, domestic wineries are only just beginning to take off. With advanced barrels and imported vines, a new generation of wine-makers battles the production costs and “Made in China” stigma that prevent high-end domestic wines from making a bigger splash. From the vineyard to the cellar to the nation’s tables, we look at what it takes for Chinese vintage to fully mature

当我们说起国产葡萄酒时，我们在谈论什么？

 FEATURES |主题故事 

Unnatural Selection

In the 1990s, China planted its first commercial genetically modified crop, but the country is seeing a virulent anti-GM movement due to poor food safety regulations and a lack of consumer education. Can scientists and lawmakers dispel the public’s distaste?

人们为何谈转基因而色变？

Seeking Fortune

Fortune telling persists in the PRC, though it’s officially frowned upon. Innovations such as tarot cards and “AI divination” apps are bringing new life—and new controversies—to the ancient practice, which continues to draw believers from all walks of society

人类对命运的好奇似乎永无止境

The Business of Being Born

After decades of restrictive family planning, infertile couples in China are embracing assisted reproductive technology. Ethical concerns and unequal access to the technology, though, prolong the debate on who has the right to reproduce

当生育成为难题，辅助生殖技术能带人走多远？

 KALEIDOSCOPE | 镜像中国 

Living on Lockdown

The Spring Festival of 2020 will go down as one of the quietest in Chinese history—to slow the spread of Covid-19, most public life has been shut down across China since late January. This collection of photos from around the country shows the sacrifices and adjustments that ordinary Chinese have made under siege

一边抗疫，一边生活

 DRAGON ’S DIGEST | 三味书屋 

Convince Me

This short story by Jiang Yitan takes place in a dreary Beijing lab, where researchers chart the activities of white mice and dissect them dispassionately in death. But while obsessing over every moment of a mouse’s life, are they missing important cues from their own?

短篇小说《说服》

 MEMORY LANE | 那些年 

Hearth Warming

Every winter, China faces the mammoth challenge of heating the world’s biggest population. From kang beds, to energy-efficient coal bricks, to the government’s decision to centrally heat only northern China in the 1950s, we look back at how China has stayed cozy throughout history

中国取暖简史

 GROUP THINK | 群观 

Making Waves

In the iconoclastic seaside village of Houhai, China’s earliest and most dedicated surfers carve out a community. Riding on recent government efforts to build a national surfing team, these enthusiasts are hoping for wider acceptance for their still-niche sport

冲浪者的追梦天堂

 CHI LE MA | 吃了吗  

Under the Skin

Before the Covid-19 outbreak, Wuhan was China’s renowned “capital of breakfast.” Beloved by state leaders and common Wuhanese alike, sanxian “tofu skin” shows off the best of the city’s eclectic breakfast culture with every multi-layered bite

三鲜豆皮里藏着武汉人“过早”的精髓

 ON THE ROAD | 在路上 

Of Ice and Men

On frozen Chagan Lake in northern Jilin province, a millennia-old ice fishing tradition is being revived in the name of cultural and environmental protection. TWOC journeys onto the ice to witness this historic “winter catch,” a spectacle of toil and teamwork that has wrought powerful changes to local fishermen’s lives

探秘查干湖冬捕

 ZOETROPE | 视听空间  

Angels’ Advocates

Amid recent reports of hospital violence and Covid-19, acclaimed documentary series The Chinese Doctor has seen a ratings surge. Following the day-to-day workings of several hospitals, the series puts human faces on the country’s ailing relationship with its medics

白衣战士，妙手仁心

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