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Red rice helps lift Hani people out of poverty

China's achievements in poverty reduction have been incredible, thanks to no small part to government intervention and innovators such as Li Fujun.

Art & Culture

Art & Culture

Pop Quiz: 5 questions to test your Chinese New Year Noggin - Big Little Docos

Pop Quiz: 5 questions to test your Chinese New Year Noggin

With Chinese New Year about to arrive, Shanghai Daily went out on the streets to find out just how much the city's expats know about China's most important annual festival.

Lifestyle

The Spanish teacher and his rock band the Faux Fighters - Big Little Docos

The Spanish teacher and his rock band the Faux Fighters

By day Iñaki is a Spanish teacher at a local Shanghai university, but by night he's often rocking it on stage in front of young fans as a guitar player with his band.

Metro

Looking China series: Heart follows nature – slow life in Chongming Island - Big Little Docos

Looking China series: Heart follows nature – slow life in Chongming Island

The documentary shows the natural life in Chongming through the perspective from Mr Xiong – the former designer and the designer of the Heartland.

Metro

Looking China series: Escaping the fence - Big Little Docos

Looking China series: Escaping the fence

This film observes the life of some urban people who live in downtown for five days and spend the rest two days of the week in the suburbs.

Metro

Looking China series: Planting seeds, growing communities - Big Little Docos

Looking China series: Planting seeds, growing communities

This documentary shows the director's observation of three community gardens in Shanghai.

Metro

Looking China series: 3 A.M. – A mother's long-term survival plan - Big Little Docos

Looking China series: 3 A.M. – A mother's long-term survival plan

Shen is an ordinary farmer born in the 90s who has been selling vegetables in Shanghai for 10 years.

Metro

Looking China series: Shanghai rooftop farms - Big Little Docos

Looking China series: Shanghai rooftop farms

As a new form of business combining city and agriculture, rooftop farm is in the stage of vigorous development in Shanghai.

Metro

Looking China series: Food waste warriors - Big Little Docos

Looking China series: Food waste warriors

The director has been roaming the streets, neighborhoods, schools, restaurants and environmental companies, trying to find out how food waste is recycled ...

Metro

Looking China series: Voice from the fields - Big Little Docos

Looking China series: Voice from the fields

From the perspective of urban students, this film shows the daily life of Maogang Town villagers in Songjiang District of Shanghai in the late autumn.

Metro

Looking China series: The flower cake that carries childhood memory - Big Little Docos

Looking China series: The flower cake that carries childhood memory

In Huajiao village in Shanghai, you can taste the most authentic flower cake, a traditional Chinese food which carries the childhood memory of many locals.

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