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2017 Issue 1

 The rise of online shopping, selling, and logistics has perhaps been one of the most important changes to modern life in China, and the effect of e-commerce entrepreneurship in China’s rural areas has been transformative. Villages that once farmed now make, package, and ship their goods all around the country. We visit one of China’s official “Taobao villages” to learn more about how modern shopping has changed the countryside—for better or worse.

Also this issue, we’ll be looking at China’s indie film sector and how it can fund itself, how grads are changing the job market by opting for fulfilling careers rather than filling their wallets, and what life is like in a migrant night market in Nanjing. We’ve made some changes for the New Year. You’ll find new columns, such as Art Attack and our new science and technology section, Tech Support. Counterpoint has been resurrected, and Frontier profiles businesses on the cutting edge. With all of that new content, we still aim to bring you the news, views, and reviews you’ve come to expect from us here at TWOC. Get your digital copy today, and have a happy Spring Festival.

 封面故事：“在外东奔西跑，不如在家淘宝”是浙江省缙云县北山“淘宝村”的口号。北山村的十年创业传奇也浓缩了中国乡村在电商兴起的大潮中发生的种种变迁。

主题故事：年轻的中国电影人要想创出一条路有多难？没有好莱坞的工厂化生产，中国的独立电影界却有许多新鲜的点子，大胆的尝试和多元的资本。但缺乏成熟的产业链也意味着电影人成长的艰辛。让我们聊一聊中国独立电影那些事。

就业市场的竞争依旧激烈，可“慢就业”的浪潮已悄然来袭。公务员等传统的职业被许多毕业生抛弃，取而代之的是“创业”“直播”“代购”等新选择。九五后的时代，也许不符合传统观念，但就业道路却越走越宽。

一个人类学家“潜伏”在南京夜市，进行了历时11个月的田野调查。他发现，在这个由外来创业者和打工者组成的微型社会里，有混乱与纷争，也有江湖义气和兄弟情谊。

2017 Issue 2

 The Middle Kingdom has its own take on Middle Earth. Novoland isn’t run by hobbits or orcs; you’re far more likely to see winged men or immortal warriors. But the schisms of Novoland also play out in reality, as the creators turned on one another, creating rival cliques. We take a look at the state of fantasy literature in China and where it’s headed in the future.

Also this issue, we take a leisurely ride on one of China’s famed green trains. The leisurely pace is mandatory—these very slow trains are a fixture in the memories of many Chinese but as they are phased out for faster models, their final stop may arrive more quickly than expected. We also look at the business of maternity matrons, as well as the hollowing out of China’s villages and the implications of leaving elderly residents behind.

In Diaspora, you’ll find a Chinatown within China, where overseas Chinese have shaped an enclave, and Made in China tells the tangled history of China’s wired radio. There’s plenty more in these pages and if you want more, check out our digital edition. In the meantime, sit back, relax and enjoy the spring weather.

 封面故事：四海八荒中有一个神奇的世界叫“九州”，它凝聚了一代青年作者的中国奇幻梦。他们从古代神话、传奇、话本和小说中汲取养分，创造出一个托尔金式的架空世界，也成就了一批读者心中的热血传奇。集体创作的形式和作品丰富的程度在世界奇幻史上也是前所未有的。十年以后的今天，IP与网文遍地开花，对于中国奇幻文学来说，是喜是忧？未来的道路又在何方？

 主题故事：留守老人是城市化进程中无奈的产物。思念着外出打工的成年子女，还要照顾他们年幼的孙辈，谁来守候老人们的“夕阳红”？

 从北京开往承德的4471次列车是目前已经为数不多的绿皮车。硬座车厢里素昧平生的旅人不久都会敞开话匣子谈天说地。每个人的故事聚合起来就折射出了整个社会。这样的“移动公共论坛”却在渐渐消失。

 月入万余，供不应求，月嫂已经成为了一个抢手的新兴职业，本文带你观察火爆的行业背后。

 2017 Issue 3

 In this issue, TWOC looks behind the smart software to put a human face on the humble deliveryman. We hear tales of business and brotherhood, high risks and low rewards, that will certainly give pause for thought next time you curse your pizza for being five minutes overtime. Elsewhere, as hipster versions land abroad, we go in search of the authentic jianbing; return to the forgotten roots of overseas Chinese; take an unswerving look at the history of school uniforms; wonder whether knowledge has a price; and try to buy a live chicken. Well, our pizza was late…

封面故事：他们诞生于电商时代，是穿梭于大街小巷的靓丽风景；他们与时间赛跑，维系着快递行业的高效运转——走近我们身边的“城市骑士”

 主题故事：游离在主流视线之外的快手直播充斥着残酷，也载满了梦想

 付费问答风靡网络，知识变现成为潮流，是知识共享模式的兴起，还是网络时代的又一种社交方式？

 随着越来越多的活禽市场被关闭，人们对生鲜美味的执着还能持续多久？

 2017 Issue 4

 At the Future of Go Summit in Wuzhen, TWOC watched China’s top players compete, determined to best, or at least understand, AlphaGo’s dazzling progress. That epic battle, and its full ramifications, are laid bared in this month’s equally epic cover story—along with battle between bots, the brave tale of Beijing’s “nail neighborhood,” a handsome history of ham, how a California city became the Chinese Beverly Hills, and of course, much more

 封面故事：乌镇围棋峰会上，世界冠军柯洁与AlphaGo展开大战却连输三盘。围棋的末日到来了吗？从古人的日常娱乐活动到八、九十年代中日交锋催生的 “围棋热”，人机对战引起了公众对围棋新一轮的关注。对于这一古老的文化来说，这也许是一个全新的契机。

 主题故事：化石营是北京CBD的最后一个城中村，飙升的地价让拆迁难上加难；这里是许多民工和城市底层居民的最后栖息地，他们的生活状态如何，未来又将何去何从？

 洛杉矶郊外的小镇阿卡迪亚受到许多富裕华人的青睐，财富的到来改变了小镇的面貌：灰色地产交易、盗窃和枪支泛滥，这里远不是“世外桃源”。

 2017 Issue 5

 This issue, TWOC follows some of these leisurely pursuits, from the reawakening of the hermit spirit, to the rise of the creative class and their effect on the country’s left-behind villages. We also look at the pressures that still exist on many parents, and the price that history has paid for this progress.

 封面故事：古今中外不乏隐居的传统，从东晋文人谢灵运到埃及修隐士圣安东尼，为了精神追求，他们远离红尘。不少“现代隐士”也选择从都市生活中解脱出来，延续离群索居的传统。用清苦的生活换取平静的内心。与此同时，各式各样的修禅活动也成了年轻人的新宠。在秀丽却闭塞的浙江山村，当地人瞄准了隐居潮，以免费住宿吸引创意人才，希望能激活当地经济。现代隐士有着多样的隐逸生活。

 主题故事：提到教育，父母身上的压力绝不比孩子小。学校繁重的课外作业少不了家长的参与，家庭间的攀比让人哭笑不得，五花八门的兴趣班不上不行，一切都是为了孩子，一切都是为了光明的未来。 

 饲养宠物越来越常见，但宠物的逝去却不可避免。如何理智地处理它们的“后事” 是所有主人必须面对的问题。宠物丧葬业应运而生。

 2017 Issue 6

Millions have happily signed up for programs such as WeChat Wallet and Alipay, along with attendant social credit schemes, including the already-massive Sesame Credit. Soon, every purchase made in China that isn’t in cash (and these numbers are growing) will be itemized, tracked, geo-tagged, cached, and analyzed in a vast consumerist utopia (or capitalist conspiracy; or Orwellian experiment) in big data we’re calling the “Cloud Country.”

 封面故事：无现金社会：移动支付的兴起让人们的生活越来越便利，社会活动的方方面面也与电子网络结合的更紧密了，由此产生的大数据对各行各业的发展变得至关重要。对于网络安全来说，挑战却愈加严峻了。网络科技大潮袭来，在未来，我们还会有隐私吗？

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