The Chinese Red Army’s Heroic Battle that Never Happened
The crossing of the Dadu River by the Red Army in 1935 during the 6,000-mile Long March was a seminal myth for Chinese communists,...
Early Medieval China and the Makings of Chinese Civilisation
China's history 'between the empires', the Han and Tang dynasties, was a formative period for Chinese culture civilisation.
The dearth of close studies of the...
The Dalai Lamas
In the fourteenth century, the concept of reincarnation began to become important in Tibetan Buddhism. In Tibet, as in other countries where Buddhism has...
Zhang Qian, the Chinese Marco Polo
Over one thousand years before Marco Polo the Han emissary Zhang Qian traveled west to present day Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, opening routes later called...
Shanghai in the 1930s
In the 1930s Shanghai was the stuff of legend. It was a thriving commercial center, but also known for every kind of vice. The...
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...
The Chinese Cultural Revolution
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...
Chinese Yin Yang Philosophy: Confucius, Lao Tzu and Bruce Lee
“Happiness is to be found by misery's side. Misery lurks beneath happiness. Who knows what either will come to in the end?” said ancient...
Gaozong
The life and reign of the third emperor of the Tang Dynasty - and the consort who was to become China's only female emperor.
Gaozong...
The Jurchen
The Jurchen (also known as the Jin) were the semi-nomadic people who had taken over the north of China. In 946, the Khitan people...