Chinese History

A Brief History of Chinese Commercial Aviation: 1900–1949 — 20th Century China is a story of tremendous upheaval and chaos — the collapse of the Qing, warlords, invasion, civil war, famine, revolution, and reforms have meant that from the time when the century began to when it came to a close, for China, the changes were so epic that…

By Ruyan Meng Only the Cat Knows, the award-winning novella by Ruyan Meng, explores life in a Chinese worker village in the 1970s. …

On April 12, 1927, the Shanghai massacre occurred in the eastern city of Shanghai, signaling the start of the Chinese Civil War. Also known as the April 12 “Purge” or “Incident,” forces aligned with General Chiang Kai-shek and the Chinese Nationalist Party violently suppressed leftist organizations and factions in Shanghai…

If you prefer to watch this article as a video, click the Youtube link above. Everything Changes To quote the Buddha: “Whatever has the nature of arising has the nature of ceasing”. Or in other words, everything changes, and there’s nothing we can do about it. …

lost centuries ago, if found, it would be the most significant archaeological discovery in China’s history, perhaps even the world. The Imperial Seal, usually made from jade, was used by China’s emperors over the centuries to ratify official documents and to sign treaties. This unassuming jade block, and the ink markings it made onto the paper it was pressed, was in all intents the symbol of the Emperor’s very power…

Yuan-Heng Mao, PhD Candidate in History and East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University, describes how cultural elites shared ideas and “went viral” during the Yuan Dynasty. Stories about how people achieve fame can tell us a lot about the society of a particular time. Social media, for example, plays a vital role in shaping fame and who becomes famous in our contemporary society. Every now and then, some people suddenly become well-known or “go viral” because…

Nope. The history of Tibet goes back some 2000–2500 years. It wasn’t until 1271 CE that Tibet was briefly occupied by the Yuan Dysnasty, which some people don’t even consider a Chinese dynasty (they were Mongolian). This occupation only lasted until 1368. Tibet then overthrew…