#TombsandMemorials

David R. Stroup

May 18, 20165 min read

How do you solve a problem like a Warlord?: Dealing with the historical legacy of Xining's own M

In the last few months, reporters for a number of major newspapers and magazines (most notably Foreign Policy and The New York Times)...

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David R. Stroup

Sep 4, 201511 min read

Lost History, Forgotten Tombstones, and the Decline of a Hui Cemetery: Beijing's Huimin Gongmu (

The road to Beijing's Northwestern Hui Cemetery (Huimin Gongmu, 回民公墓) winds away from the main boulevard and the bus stop which bears its...

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China at the Crossroads: