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32 precious old photographs reveal the real life of the Chinese people in the 1980s

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An album of selected images depicts a vision of China in the 1980s, very different from today. China was more ideological, and poor but apparently … Read more

1931 China floods
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15 rare historical photographs of 1931 China floods

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From the end of 20s, China was afflicted by a long drought. Abnormal weather over central China began in the winter of late 1930.

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How to create a Eunuch: the procedure
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How to create a Eunuch: the procedure

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How to create a Eunuch: A eunuch in ancient China was a man castrated, typically early enough in his childhood to have major hormonal consequences in order to make him reliable servant of a royal court where physical access to the ruler could wield great influence.

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unit 731 images
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Rare images of the infamous Japanese experiment unit 731 in China – Second Part – Graphic content

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Unit 731 (731部隊) led by Japanese microbiologist Shiro Ishii, was a covert biological warfare research and development unit of the Imperial Japanese Army that undertook human experimentation mainly on Chinese, Koreans and Russians, during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) and World War II.

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Suppuku
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Japanese officer performing seppuku during World War II

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After the defeat of the Second World War II, many Japanese officers performed the ritual suicide by disembowelment, called in Japanese Suppuku (stomach-cutting).

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Found films in China
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Lost & Found: forgotten memories – Found films in China

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Found films in China – What happens if some old films are found in the debris of a city? In this period Kunming, the capital … Read more

Chinese Opium-Smokers
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Chinese Opium-Smokers in the late XIX Century in US

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Chinese Opium-Smokers – In nineteenth century thousands of Chinese people crossed the ocean to find work in the United States.

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images of Old Tibet
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40 rare images of Old Tibet

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Images of Old Tibet: These photos were taken by U.S. military personnel during the period 1942-1943.

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