Desire and Fictional Narrative in Late Imperial China
In this study of desire in Late Imperial China, Martin W. Huang argues that the development of traditional Chinese fiction as a narrative genre was … Read more
Ameliorative Satire and the Seventeenth-century Chinese Novel, Xingshi Yinyuan Zhuan-marriage as Retribution, Awakening the World
Traditionally, scholars of Chinese literature have viewed Wu Jingzi’s The Scholars (ca. 1750) as the first satiric novel of Chinese literature. Yenna Wu (Chinese literature, … Read more
The Scholars
A masterpiece from the Ming dynasty, Wu Ching-tzu’s The Scholars ranks with Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, and the Water Margin … Read more
Bubonic Plague in Nineteenth-century China
Bubonic Plague in Nineteenth-century China This book, the first work in English on the history of disease in China, traces an epidemic of bubonic plague … Read more
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
40+ incredible galleries of Historical photos of China (1850-1989)
Over the years we collected 40+ galleries of rare and amazing historical images of China. Hundred of photos describing China, from the late Qing Dynasty … Read more
The great Chinese Reform of Prostitution in 20th Century: 33 Amazing Pictures
In 1949, just after the civil war, Mao embarked upon a series of campaigns that eradicated prostitution from mainland China. Mao claimed:”we need to clean … Read more
Once Upon a Time in China: Tourist Photos from the Qing Dynasty
Images of Imperial China: A Glimpse into Life During the Qing Dynasty In 1850, China’s Qing Dynasty Xianfeng Emperor (Xianfeng: “Universal Prosperity”, 1831-1861) was having … Read more