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Photo: Danna Shi

Not defined by size: ballet dancers defy stereotypes

Photo essay by Danna Shi

Hebei, China

China’s vanishing ‘urban villages’

Photo essay by Rubing Wei

Jiangsu, China

The life of a ‘wet market’ worker

Photo essay by Yan Li

Hunan, China

Reviving an ancient artform

Photo essay by Mengyoulan Wang

Chengdu, China

Living with Anorexia Nervosa

Photo essay by Shuying Liu

Society

The casual struggle: how international students in Melbourne work to make ends meet

Photo essay by Haoyue (Zoe) Chen

Society

End of coal: the long twilight at Yallourn power station

Photo essay by Josie Hess

Guandong, China

Rural revitalisation and China’s eel industry

Photo essay by Zhixin Zhang

Beijing, China

Beijing’s vanishing hutongs

Photo essay by Chen Sun

Hangzhou, China

Not freaks or prostitutes: A subculture seeks understanding

Photo essay by Ying Wei

Panjiayu Village, Hebei Province

Remembering the Panjiayu massacre

Photo essay by Bingjie Ma

Hunan Province, China

Xianzhou village harvest

Photo essay by Chengjie Tang

Hubei Province, China

A day in the life of a Chinese teacher

Photo essay by Ziyan Qiu

Meng Tuo village, Tangshan Province

Ancestor worship

Photo essay by Bingjie Ma

Mumbai, India

My Mumbai 5km

Story and photos by Prealene Khera

Anhui Province, China

The Shai Qiu festival in Xidi village

Photo essay by Xiyu Zha

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THE CITIZEN is a publication of the Centre for Advancing Journalism. It has several aims. Foremost, it is a teaching tool that showcases the work of the students in the University of Melbourne’s Master of Journalism and Master of International Journalism programs, giving them real-world experience in working for publication and to deadline. Find out more →

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  • The Global Citizen editor: Tim Stoney
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