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    China is one of the oldest civilizations on this earth. This is, after all, the country that gave us Peking Man, who lived three-quarters of a million years ago. More realistically, the Chinese figure their civilization dates back just 5,000 years.

    The Chinese base their history through the ages on dynasties, and generally consider the Xia Dynasty (2000 – 1200 BC) to be the first dynasty. The last dynasty was the Qing Dynasty which ended in 1911 when the youngster Pu Yi abdicated as the last emperor of China.

    In decades past, China was considered a Third World country. No more. In the 21st century, it is emerging as a Super Power. To understand how China got to the point it is today, it is important to understand its past.

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    Historical Portrait of the Muslim Chinese

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    The Hui are one of the most important and peculiar of China's minorities because of their unique place inside China's socio-historical space. Unlike some other...

    China Humbled by Foreigners

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    After 1794, the British employed opium to turn millions of Chinese into addicts as a means of forcing the Chinese Emperor to grant them...

    Emperor Hongwu Biography

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    Emperor Hongwu (or Zhu Yuanzhang) lived as a farmer, wandering monk and rebel leader and eventually become the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu...

    The Chinese Cultural Revolution

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    The Chinese Cultural Revolution was a time of instability in China. Red Guards spread chaos across the country and political infighting was endemic. The Chinese...

    Qin Dynasty History

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    The Qin Dynasty was the first to unify China and Qin Shi Huang was China's first emperor. The history of the Qin Dynasty is...

    Pu Yi – The Last Emperor of China

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    While on her deathbed the Empress Dowager Cixi chose the infant boy Pu Yi to be China's next emperor. In December 1908 he ascended...

    White Russians in Shanghai

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    After the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 thousands of ant-Communist Russians were stateless and homeless. They all flocked to Shanghai, China and a new life. There...

    The 1911 Revolution and the Last Emperor of China

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    After nearly a century of foreign intervention, nationalist forces seized control of China from the Emperor and the Qing Dynasty. After years of foreign intervention...

    Muslims in Eastern China: Mosques a Sign of Islams Place

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    Chinese followers of Islam have a long history. The influence of early Muslims in south-eastern provinces is recalled at a number of historical sites. Within...

    The Ninja: Formulation of an Assassin

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    An investigation into the origins of the ancient ninja give clues to how and why this highly trained assassin came to be. The ninja figures...
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