The Village and the Girl

The destruction of rural China became for pig farmer Xiao Zhang a liberation and an opportunity.

Environment
08.21.14

Who Will Feed China’s Pigs?

from chinadialogue

He's been called China’s richest chicken farmer, but Liu Yonghao has come a long way from his days breeding birds in rural Sichuan province.

As the billionaire founder of the...

Media
03.12.13

Pig Carcasses in Shanghai River Spawn Dark Humor on Chinese Internet

The Huangpu River usually appears in glamor shots of Shanghai, serving as scenic backdrop to the colonial splendor of the Bund or the modern marvel of the Pudong skyline. But of late, a more grim and distasteful association has emerged. As of...