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20+ fascinating images of Traditional Chinese Opera: The life of the last Chinese Folk Troupe

Traditional Chinese Opera Images Today, most of the remaining grassroots folk performers live a simple life. They built their rudimentary stages and they tour throughout … Read more

Exploring Dianchi Lake and the Surrounding Area in Yunnan

Uncover the Surprises of Dianchi Lake Exploring the area around Dianchi Lake: abandoned hotels, rocky mountains, caves, parks, and vast meadows in bloom. Exploring the … Read more

Baron Roman Ungern von Sternberg, The Mad Baron

Baron Roman Ungern von Sternberg, The Man Who Would Be Mongolian Emperor

Baron Roman Ungern von Sternberg (Roman Fedorovich Ungern von Shternberg), also known by the epithet Mad Baron (or Black Baron; January 22, 1886, September 15, … Read more

1000 Years Old Houses Carved out of Rock: Guyaju Ruins

Guyaju ruins are a group of houses carved out of the rock. The ruins are known as the largest site of Northern China showing ancient … Read more

Demons, Monsters, and Ghosts of the Chinese Folklore

Chinese folklore: monsters, ghosts and demons of the traditional Chinese culture Creatures of Chinese folklore. The five- thousand-year Chinese culture, over the centuries, has produced … Read more

38 Stunning Images of the Sino-Vietnamese War

These photographs of the Sino-Vietnamese War, taken in early 1979, depict mostly Chinese soldiers. Related articles: The brutality of the Vietnam War in the pictures … Read more

Rare images: the destruction of a Confucian temple triggers the Cultural Revolution

How the Confucian Temple’s Destruction Began China’s Cultural Revolution

How the Cultural Revolution Targeted Confucian Symbols The Tomb of Hai Rui in Haikou on Hainan Island was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution by gangs … Read more

The bizarre story of Chang, the multilingual Chinese giant

During 1800, a century before Yao Ming, the West was conquered by another Chinese giant, Chang Woo Gow. Chang Woo Gow (Zhan Shichai, 詹世 … Read more

Chinese Black Magic, The Ancient Tradition of Magic in China

Chinese Black Magic, The ancient practice of magic in China: venom-based poison. The Magic of Gu or Jincan In Chinese folklore, especially in the South, … Read more

The Hanging Coffins of the Bo People

In the spring of 1941, a group of experienced Chinese antique dealers, including Liang Sicheng, Lin Huiyin, Dunzhen Liu, and Chen Mingda came to Sumawan, … Read more

Manlan Lok sexy heroines

Manlan Lok is an illustrator and comic artist from Hong Kong. His subjects are mostly female figures in surreal environments. Women depicted in his works … Read more

Chinese Water Townships: Which One is the Real “Venice of the East”?

Venice of the East: Many Chinese cities are competing for the title of “Venice of the East”. Zhuozhuang Zhuozhuang is one of the most famous … Read more

Sammo Hung set to be special guest at Udine Far East Film Festival

After last year’s sensational guests Joe Hisaishi and Jackie Chan, this year the Far East Film Festival will welcome another big name of Asian cinema: Sammo Hung, who will also be awarded the Golden Mulberry Award for Lifetime Achievement

Interview: Zhang Yang – “FALLING LEAVES RETURN TO THEIR ROOTS”

The most surprising thing about Getting Home is that it’s inspired by a true story …