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Awe-Inspiring Luxury: Chinese Tang Dynasty-Style Handbags

Tian Qi’s Tang Dynasty-inspired handbags came about when Qi, an avid art collector and architect, came across an exhibition poster of Japan’s Nara museum, he was intrigued. The poster showed the image of a Tang pipa instrument that had a round flower and light-colored square pattern decoration on it. The simplicity of the design and ...

Raven Montmorency

DUANMU wooden handbags.

23 Million Chinese Banned From Traveling

Millions of would-be Chinese travelers have been blocked from buying airplane and train tickets. Why? Because the government’s social credit system classified them as a “risk.” So much for Chinese taking a vacation Last year, 17.5 million people were banned from buying airplane tickets in China, and 5.5 million were prevented from riding a train. ...

Max Lu

Traveling by train.

Banned: China Goes Hard on Foreign Soft Cheese

China has banned the import of foreign soft cheese, angering foreign trade officials who say it is unjustified. The nationwide ban — which came into place earlier this month — stops foreigners providing soft cheeses, such as Brie, Camembert, Gorgonzola, and Stilton, to China’s relatively small but growing soft cheese market. Chinese officials say foreign ...

James Burke