Foodthink says Rescue operations in Guangxi’s flood-hit regions are ongoing. In Hengzhou, Nanning—the epicentre of the disaster—floodwaters have swept through jasmine, rice, sugarcane and banana plantations, as well as aquaculture and pig farming. Yet, just over the past two years, Heng County was strengthening its agricultural irrigation infrastructure, and…
After graduating with my bachelor’s degree in 2025, I did not rush to secure a stable job. Instead, I spent time meandering in search of my own vision of a good life. Having grown up amidst cramped flats and concrete, I have come to realise that nature can both…
16 June 2026 marks the fifth anniversary of Wuren Valley. With the rain clearing and the sky fresh, I hurried to the roof to take some photographs. The forecast calls for continuous rain; according to the old saying, this twenty-day stretch—ten days before and ten days after—is the ‘Dragon…
1 Peak Straw Burning Ban Season It was clear to everyone that the crop straw burning ban had suddenly meant business. Set in 2025, Village A is located in the heart of the Dongting Lake basin in Hunan Province. The flat terrain makes it a…
In 2019, when Chen Xi first visited Qiandongnan in Guizhou, she was captivated by the paddy fields and rice of Yangdong Village. At the time, she had only just returned from the United States, where she had lived for eleven years, and was working in a Beijing office…
◉ Eating garlic scapes far from home is pure bliss. Photo: Jiang Xiechi “I came across some garlic scapes today!” On an early summer Saturday morning, a friend excitedly showed off their farmers’ market haul. Since moving to the UK last year, we’ve regularly met up at the…
Foodthink says Heavy rain and hailstorms have been frequent across the country recently, striking again at the critical growth stages of many crops and leaving farmers facing substantial losses. In public discourse, whenever the risks climate change poses to farming are raised, experts, the public, and even policymakers…
In China, if you want to truly get to know a place, there is nothing quite like sitting down to a local communal banquet. It matters little whether you are a local or from far away, a near or distant relation, a familiar face or a complete stranger. The…
Foodthink Says On 23 May, the documentary *Whose Pasture, Whose Table* was screened in Urumqi. Following the screening, audience members from local Xinjiang organisations, universities, animal husbandry experts, and various sectors of society shared insights and discussed the conditions of Xinjiang’s pastoral regions, drawing on the film’s content. The…
Foodthink says Globally, there are 75.6 million domestic workers, 76.2% of whom are women. Just 6% enjoy comprehensive social security. In China, those who have mastered the art of cooking, cleaning and caregiving are commonly known as “ayi” or “baomu”. In major cities, they shoulder the domestic burdens of…
