The Evolution of Chinese Culture in the 1980s: Youthful Dancesteps
A Look at the Shifting Attitudes Towards Western Pop Culture in China During Economic Reforms In 1986, a poster declaring “Youthful Dancesteps”, 青春舞步, was displayed … Read more
Qing Dynasty photos and articles: The Jesuits at the Chinese Imperial Court , The Art of Giuseppe Castiglione at the Chinese Imperial Court , The best old photos of China , amazing old maps of China, eunuchs of Imperial China , the dramatic Henan famine in 1942 , Lost City Shicheng found underwater , episodes of cannibalism in China during the famine , lotus feet , torture in ancient China , old pictures of Tibet , boxers during late Qing dynasty , Facts, History & Combatants of the Boxer Rebellion , the history of Chinese prostitution , The first photographs of Hong Kong , the Second Opium War, and Beijing, Felice Beato (1860) , Capturing China in Nineteenth-century: the Photography of Isabella L. Bird , Chinese opium-smockers , paintings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties , History of Chinese Diaspora in America, The Taiping Rebellion: facts, causes and effects.
Chinese Folklore: Chinese hell images and description , Chinese spirits and demons , Black magic in China , Tibetan sky burial pictures , Traditional Paintings of Chinese Dragons , Paintings of Demons and Mythological Creatures of the Chinese Folklore.
1890-1934: Xinhai revolution (1911 revolution of China) pictures , 65 rare images of old China by Maurice-Louis Branger , Chinese during World War I in France , The curious case of mr Alfred Raquez, a Parisian fugitive on the run in the Far East , The first Sino-Japanese War, Amazing Japanese war prints of the Sino-Japanese war , history of the Shanghai’s Triad , The Triad in China and Hong Kong .
Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II: Unit 731 part 1 and 2 , Japanese officer committing seppuku , Liberation of Shanghai (1949) , The Chinese Flying Tigers & The American Flying Tigers.
Mao Era pictures: the Chinese Civil War (1946-1949) from the perspective of the Nationalist Kuomintang , Sino-Soviet images , Propaganda during Cultural Revolution , Propaganda for Chinese children during Cultural Revolution , The beginning of the Cultural Revolution , the trains of Mao , Cultural revolution memorabilia , the Great Tangshan earthquake , the ‘Ping Pong Diplomacy’ .
After 1978: 30 beautiful pictures of a traditional Chinese sauna , Pictures of the war of China against Vietnam , 40 years of history of China , China in the ’80s , Chinese Space Program photostory , The colors of China: 30 years of China’s history in pictures , 14 Flags of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
Culture: How Much Do You Know About China & Chinese Culture? (quiz) , Chinese numbers: Symbols and Counting with Images , Chinese Native Plants that changed Western food culture and habits , American native plants that changed Chinese food culture and habits
Ethnic minorities: The Ahxia walking marriage of the Mosuo People , The history of Yunnan , Old pictures of Taiwanese Indigenous Peoples and Taiwan aborigines headhunting (1981-1944), South of Clouds (documentary about ethnic minorities in Yunnan province), the Ancient Earthen Castles in Tulou, Fujian,
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A Look at the Shifting Attitudes Towards Western Pop Culture in China During Economic Reforms In 1986, a poster declaring “Youthful Dancesteps”, 青春舞步, was displayed … Read more
The Fascinating Legend of Xu Fu: the Journey of China’s Enigmatic Explorer in search for the Elixir of Life Xu Fu (徐福 or 徐巿), also … Read more
Discovering the Heart of Tibetan Civilization: M.A. Aldrich on the Iconic Palaces, Temples, and Monasteries of Lhasa In the book “Old Lhasa: A Biography,” M.A. … Read more
Ancient Industrial espionage: the story of the Few Monk-spies Who Broke Two Monopolies. As a result of the removal of middlemen (China on silk production … Read more
William Han set out in 2015 to travel the ancient Silk Road from China to Europe, following in the footsteps of Gan Ying, a Chinese … Read more
Spirits, Ghosts & Foxes in the stories of Ji Yun Ji Yun (紀昀, 1724-1805), also known as Ji Xiaolan, a senior official of the Qing Dynasty and … Read more
History and biography of the controversial “generalissimo” Chiang Kai-shek From the revolt against the Beiyang government to dictatorship in Taiwan. Chiang Kai-shek (Jiǎng Jièshí; 蔣中正; … Read more
Oceanic Worlds from Yemen to Yokohama A sweeping account of how the sea routes of Asia have transformed a vast expanse of the globe over … Read more
During the Cultural Revolution, Liu Shaoqi, an eminent Chinese revolutionary, politician, and theorist, was expelled, imprisoned, and tortured to death The Cultural Revolution was a … Read more
Roman life is described in translations of The Weilue, a 3rd-century Chinese historical text. Mutual knowledge between the Chinese and Roman empires was very limited. Only … Read more
A series of rare photographs and propaganda posters of the Four Pest Campaign in China (1958-9162). The Four Pests campaign, 除四害, Chú Sì Hài, in … Read more
Shi Pei Pu, an opera singer, and spy masqueraded as a woman and had a 20-year sexual relationship with a French employee to gather secrets. … Read more
In Xi’an, the Shaanxi Archaeological Museum, China’s first archaeological museum, was just finished and will be accessible to the public on a trial basis beginning … Read more
History & Facts of the Tiandihui or Hongmen According to the mythological origins reported by the affiliate Kelvin Bechkam Chow, the sect originated during the … Read more