Culture
文化
Long-form reporting and essays on history, institutions, and the production of knowledge. I write about how places, technologies, and systems shape human experience—through archaeology, industrial heritage, museums, global history, and field-based observation.
EDITOR’S SELECTION Selected cultural writing — long-form reporting, fieldwork, and narrative essays.
Vanished Coordinates: The 816 Nuclear Factory and Hidden Lives
消失的坐标：816核工厂与隐秘人生
Originally published as a long-form reported feature on China’s nuclear industrial heritage.
A field-based investigation into China’s largest underground nuclear project, tracing how
state ambition, secrecy, and individual lives were folded into a single unfinished structure.
The Last 70 Kilometers Across China with Paul Salopek
与保罗·萨洛佩科穿越中国的最后70公里
Originally published in Sanlian Lifeweek as a reported narrative.
Through Paul Salopek’s Out of Eden Walk, this piece reflects on walking as a method for
reconnecting geography, history, and human experience across continents.
MOLA: How Do You Track Stolen Antiquities Online?
MOLA：如何在线上追踪被盗文物?
Originally published in Sanlian Lifeweek as an investigative-facing explainer.
Following the digital trails—lists, databases, and platform records—to show how provenance work becomes possible (and where it breaks).
At 46° N, rediscovering the joy of contemplation
在北纬46度，重新寻回思想的兴趣
Originally published in Sanlian Lifeweek as a cultural observation.
A portrait of “knowledge nights” outside the academy—how a city re-invents the social form of learning.
Zhangzhou’s Yuegang: China’s Golden Port in the 16th Century?
漳州月港：16世纪中国商贸的黄金港口?
Reported travel writing with archival texture and local history.
A walk into a port’s afterlife—how a coastline once linked to the world is read through ruins, routes, and names.
The Chinese Typewriter: Characters’ Breakthrough in the Age of Information Technology
中文打字机：信息技术下的汉字突围史
Originally published in Sanlian Lifeweek as a tech-history feature.
A history of input, indexing, and standardization—how writing systems negotiate with machines.
Southern Shanxi: A Crossroads in the Yangshao Era
晋南地区，仰韶时代的交汇路口
Originally published in Sanlian Lifeweek as archaeology reporting.
From sites to stratigraphy, an account of how archaeologists infer cultural contact and movement in deep time.
Loneliness is a privilege：Interview with Wim Wenders
孤独是一种特权——专访维姆·文德斯
Originally published in Sanlian Lifeweek as a film interview.
A tightly scheduled conversation during Wenders’ first China visit—on cinema as method, “being on the road,” and why loneliness can be a privilege.