Taking heart in tradition

As people continue to face the challenges of the pandemic, they are remembering to embrace the things that matter to them most. Jiang Chenglong reports.

Importance of family emphasized in life, death

When Shi Donglai was younger, he took for granted the importance of traditional Chinese festivals and family ties. But today they resonate with the 29-year-old more strongly than ever.

Shi studied literature at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom from 2015 to 2021, and, as a result of the intervening pandemic, was unable to see his beloved grandmother one last time before she passed away in 2020.