Viewpoint
07.31.17

Ping Pong Fury

Ma Tianjie
from Chublic Opinion

The match was scheduled for 7:40 p.m. on June 23. Thousands of viewers were eagerly anticipating Chinese Ping Pong superstar Ma Long to face off against his Japanese challenger Yuya Oshima at the China Open, held in the...

The NYRB China Archive
03.29.17

Liberating China’s Past

Ian Johnson
from New York Review of Books

With the closing of this month’s National People’s Congress, China’s political season is upon us. It will culminate in the autumn with...

Success Brings Scrutiny to Chinese Mystic

Wang Lin, an exponent of the ancient Chinese practice of qigong, claims he has used his powers to cure cancer and has performed other mysterious feats, like conjuring snakes out of thin air. But none of his abilities were enough to ward off the...

The NYRB China Archive
01.13.12

Notes from a Chinese Cave: Qigong’s Quiet Return

Ian Johnson
from New York Review of Books

Lift up your head
Calm your eyes
Look far away, as far as you can
Look beyond the walls
What do you see?

The Jinhua caves are located in a wooded, hilly area about 200 miles...