China

China

An endearing story from Krista's conversation with Mayfair Yang, caught on video.

Mishra continues his critique of the ideologies of progress and globalization, refreamed for the current global economic situation.

Mishra continues his critique of the ideologies of progress and globalization, refreamed for the current global economic situation.

Mishra continues his critique of the ideologies of progress and globalization, refreamed for the current global economic situation.

Traditional Moon CakeThe egg yolk inside the moon cake evokes the full harvest moon. (photo: Mike Clarke/AFP/Getty Images)

For many Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese, the moon festival or mid-autumn harvest festival falls on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month. That is, today, September 12th, 2011.

Being new on the staff, I love hearing older programs that are new to me. Preparing for the Mayfair Yang show this week, Krista mentioned a past conversation with author Anchee Min, whose name came up again the next day when we received a copy of her latest book, Pearl of China.

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