Monica Tan is a Beijing-based writer. She has been published in The Atlantic, the Sydney Morning Herald, Huffington Post, The Diplomat, Shanghaiist and Daily Life. Her work has been mentioned in the New York Times, Financial Times, Jezebel, and Gawker. She tweets from m_onicatan.
The photos posted online feature a girl, slim and pretty, with long, shiny hair dyed a burgundy red. But what is remarkable about them is the paper dress she wears. According to media reports, it …
Read MoreIt’s happened all over the world, and it’s happening in China too. As the country’s middle class swells in number–and its people discover the pleasures and disappointments of a life spent pursuing material comfort–there comes …
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