Fenyang and Pingyao, two Shanxi towns an hour apart, sit behind two decades of Jia Zhangke's films. Most of what the camera saw is still easy to find. CN: 贾樟柯的山西：一座塔、一段城墙与一个县城
In Japan, a wet umbrella is handled before you cross the threshold. A short guide to umbrella sleeves, locking stands with wooden keys, and the clear vinyl umbrella. JP: 入口の傘——傘袋と鍵付き傘立ての作法
An inland river town most foreign itineraries skip: three rock peaks standing in the water, a cave under the hills, and a market that runs on garlic. KO: 단양에서 이틀, 강이 석회암을 접는 곳
On a packed Seoul train, one seat often stays empty. It is kept for a passenger who may not look like she needs it. KO: 서울 지하철, 늘 비어 있는 분홍 좌석
At a Chinese table the chopsticks talk when you set them down — the pair you never eat with, the taboo of standing them in the rice, and the codes that bend from dim sum to hot pot. CN: 第二双筷子：中国餐桌的公筷礼
An inland river town most foreign itineraries skip: three rock peaks standing in the water, a cave under the hills, and a market that runs on garlic. KO: 단양에서 이틀, 강이 석회암을 접는 곳
On a packed Seoul train, one seat often stays empty. It is kept for a passenger who may not look like she needs it. KO: 서울 지하철, 늘 비어 있는 분홍 좌석
In Japan, a wet umbrella is handled before you cross the threshold. A short guide to umbrella sleeves, locking stands with wooden keys, and the clear vinyl umbrella. JP: 入口の傘——傘袋と鍵付き傘立ての作法
Before a Japanese train arrives, the platform floor has already told you where the doors will open, which car is which, and where to queue. JP: ホームの足元を読む——乗車位置の目印
Food lands on your plate unasked, the liquor comes with a clock, and "anything is fine" rarely is. A field guide to being pressed at a Chinese table — and refusing without offence. CN: 劝菜劝酒：中国饭桌的让与推
Wong Kar-wai's first television series sent viewers into Shanghai with the script open on their phones. Three places from it are still easy to walk. CN: 《繁花》的上海：黄河路、进贤路与和平饭店
Fenyang and Pingyao, two Shanxi towns an hour apart, sit behind two decades of Jia Zhangke's films. Most of what the camera saw is still easy to find. CN: 贾樟柯的山西：一座塔、一段城墙与一个县城