A short history of the First Sino-Japanese War
The First Sino-Japanese War (中日甲午戰爭, Zhōngrì Jiǎwǔ Zhànzhēng) was an armed conflict that took place between July 25, 1894, and April 17, 1895, between the … Read more
The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
Winner of the Man Asian Literary Prize, an “elegant and haunting novel of war, art and memory” (The Independent) from the critically acclaimed author of … Read more
‘Twenty Two’ tells life stories of survivors of sexual slavery
A Chinese-language documentary (and mainland China box-office sensation) completed with over 32,000 contributions from crowdfunding, “Twenty Two” was shot a few years ago. by James Verniere … Read more
The Graveyard of the National Heroes
The Cemetery (国殇墓园) was built in July 1945, at the foot of the Laifeng Mountain, Baoshan, 1 km southwest of downtown. Within the graveyard were … Read more
53 amazing Japanese war prints of the Sino-Japanese war
The first Sino-Japanese War, commonly now in China as the War of Jiawu 甲午戰爭, began in 1894 and ended in 1895 and was fought between … Read more
The History of Yunnan
Yunnan is the most world-famous cradle of life on the planet. Archaeologists have discovered on this land a large number of fossils and zeolites. Related … Read more
Rare images of the infamous Japanese experiment unit 731 in China – Second Part – Graphic content
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 … Read more
12 rare pictures: removing corpse teams in China (1948)
The disastrous years of the War of Resistance against Japanese aggression and the War of Liberation devastated China: corpses were scattered along Chinese roads. Natural … Read more
Chinese Women of America anti-Japanese demonstrations in New York in 1938: 15 beautiful pictures
A fundraiser parade of Chinese beauty activists organized by overseas Chinese in order to fund anti-Japanese activities in Wuhan. New yorkers not only threw money … Read more
30 dramatic images of the 1942 Henan famine
Henan Province was hit by a terrible famine between the summer of 1942 and the spring of 1943 that led to the death of 3 … 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
40 rare images of Old Tibet
Images of Old Tibet: These photos were taken by U.S. military personnel during the period 1942-1943. American soldiers arrived in Tibet from India to support … Read more
Yuanmou Ghost Village
An abandoned village by the curious history, about seven to eight hours drive from Kunming, lies not far from Yuanmou, Chuxiong County. Known by locals … Read more
