Tea Horse Road
Whilst there are many intersections and somewhat of a delta of outlets at the ends, the traditional tea horse road has two routes. They...
Taiping Rebellion in 19th Century China
During the middle of the 19th century, China was faced with the destructive capacity and decisiveness of civil war. This conflict became known as...
Rise of the Second Opium War
The Second Opium War was a conflict that lasted from 1856 to 1860 between the British Empire and her allies against the Qing Dynasty...
Trade Conflicts Lead to the First Opium War
Commonly referred to as the First Anglo-Chinese War, the First Opium War took place between 1839 and 1842. The British Empire faced off against...
China Christian Church History: Catholic, Protestant and Baptist
Christianity first came to China in early Tang Dynasty (628–907). But it was banned by Emperor Tang Wuzong (814–846) in 845A.D. Tang Wuzong was...
What Was the Boxer Rebellion?
In the era between 1898 and 1901, the nation of China found itself entrenched in an internal conflict with conservative elements of the population...
Tai Chi Chuan: Kung Fu of Taoist and I Ching Philosophies
Tai Chi Chuan is a martial arts system based on ancient Chinese Taoist and I Ching philosophies. In Chinese language, Tai Chi literally means...
Chinese Philosophy: An Idiom of Hard Work and Patience
In the century of Confucius, Lao Tzu and Sun Tzu, some of the states in Zhou Dynasty (about 1,000B.C.–221B.C.) became strong and tried to...
Jews in Ancient China: A Lost History
When did Jews first come to China? This is still a mystery in Chinese history. Some historians suspect that the ancient Jews might arrive...
Confucius, Rites and Human Nature
Confucius is a great thinker in ancient China. He created the golden rules of Chinese philosophy and was committed to bringing the social and...