车公庄大街北京市委党校里Chinese and Latin inscriptions on Christian tombstones hidden inside Party cadre schoolPart of A Better Guide to Běijīng’s coverage of West of the Imperial City
Part philosophy, part social theory, and only part religion, Confucianism is based on teachings attributed to Confucius (孔夫子, Kǒng…
The Chinese are generally credited with the invention of a civil service in which appointment depended on success in competitive examinations (科举, kējǔ). Lists of graduates have survived from as early as 165 BCE, and the Chinese model is thought to have led to the introduction of…
石景山区, 潭峪路Working but deserted rural temple overlooked by giant Buddha headPart of A Better Guide to Běijīng’s coverage of Běijīng Suburbs and Beyond