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20 pictures of Traditional Chinese Medicine animal markets (Graphic Content)

This is an explicit report by a Chinese photographer on the abuses against animals in Traditional Chinese Medicine markets scattered in Southern China (Guangxi, Hainan, … Read more

Sky Burial: the Tibetan ritual dissection

Tibetan communities continue to celebrate their ancient customs and traditions. Among these, one of the most special funerary traditions is related to the open-air sacrificial … Read more

The Hello Kitty Murder: Hong Kong’s most sordid crime in a decade

Detectives were skeptical when a pretty 14-year-old girl turned up at a Tsim Sha Tsui police station in May 1999 saying she was being haunted … Read more

26 images of Torture punishments inflicted on adulteresses in ancient China

Chinese Tortures: The Harsh Reality of Adultery Punishments in Ancient China In ancient China, chastity was considered a very important virtue. Victims’ suffering and humiliation … Read more

Red tourism: a communist theme park dedicated to the Sino-Japanese War in China

Communist theme park – A theme park just dedicated to the glories of the past is located in Wuxiang county, Shanxi, at the foot of … Read more

26 images of the first (unofficial) gay marriage in China

Quanzhou, Fujian Province held the first public gay marriage in China. Lu Zhong, 24, and Wanqiang Liu, 20, celebrated their union in the streets of … Read more

38 rare pictures of eunuchs during the Qing Dynasty

A eunuch (太監, Taijian) is a man who has been castrated in his early life for this change to have major hormonal consequences. Related articles: … Read more

Shanghai as you’ve never seen it before: Planet Shanghai

Zhang Haitao is a Chinese photographer who decided to transform his panoramic photos of Shanghai into 360 ° planets. With the help of a digital … Read more

images of the Japanese experiment unit 731 in China

35 Rare Images of the Infamous Japanese Experiment Unit 731 in China

Japanese Experiment Unit 731: Rare Historical Images Unit 731 (731部隊), based in the Pingfang district of Harbin and led by the infamous Japanese microbiologist Shiro … Read more

Chinese students from the eighties vs 2012: 20 images

Two galleries issued respectively on Xinhuanet.com and 163.com. In these photos, we can see portraits of Chinese students in classrooms, libraries, and dormitories. The two … Read more

Serene Scent: New Ink Painting

Over the last two decades, new ink painting has been the integral part of Chinese contemporary art movement/scene, and with the development of societal/economical climate … Read more

ABUSES IN THE EVICTION PROCESS in China

EVICTION PROCESS in China – “What’s the point if a few of us live well and shut our mouths but the government continues to abuse other citizens, creating more broken families and poverty and pushing people outside the city to give their land to the richest businessmen. Many who seek justice through law face detention and torture in custody. What we ask for is not a personal settlement, but public justice.”
Housing rights advocate Mao Hengfeng

BACKGROUND: THOUSANDS FACE VIOLENT EVICTION IN CHINA

Even before it took power, the Chinese Communist Party under Mao Zedong established its legitimacy in the countryside through land-to-tiller, mass-mobilization policies intended to break the economic and social control enjoyed by rural elites. The Party redistributed farmland from landlords to peasants in a process frequently marked by violence.

STANDING THEIR GROUND: THOUSANDS FACE VIOLENT EVICTION IN CHINA

VIOLENT EVICTION IN CHINA – “Consultation, negotiation and litigation help little for land issues. Officials collude with businessmen to seize the land in the name of economic development and use land as a mortgage to harm the interests of villagers.”
Lin Zuluan, newly elected leader for Wukan village, Guangdong province