Sadia Afrin

Mao's Mango Cult

In August 1968, factory workers overheard news of a mandatory meeting. Whispered rumors described shipments of a gift from the country’s Communist leader, Chairman Mao Zedong. And sure enough, managers soon distributed a gift to every factory worker– a glass box encasing a golden wax replica of a mango. What was the meaning behind this unusual offering? Vivian Jiang investigates.

A Friendship Deal

A father, afraid of his wife, is trying to prove himself not guilty of smoking in front of his son who soon explored a cigarette packet from his pocket, and he starts threatening the father to disclose the matter to his wife.