White Russians in Shanghai
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 Child Slave Who Grew up to Become China’s Last Empress
Cixi, the empress who reigned from 1861 to 1908, deserves a reassessment after a century of vilification as a megalomaniacal murderer and sexual predator.
Evidence...
Chin – China’s Third Dynasty
An introduction to the Chin Dynasty, China’s third, which was ruled by Shih Huang-ti, the first emperor of China from 221-206 BCE.
The Chou Dynasty...
Confucius: Jokes, Quotations and History
Confucius (551B.C.–479B.C.) was a great thinker in ancient China. His philosophies gained prominence in China over other doctrines for 2,000 years from Han Dynasty...
Calligraphy as an Art Form
The written Chinese language is based on an ancient art. The characters have evolved over centuries, from pictographs on oracle bones to todays's computer...
The Panthay Rebellion
The Muslim Hui people of Yunnan suffered from years of abuse and then were subject to a massacre. They launched a revolt which created...
Ancient Chinese Seals, a Treasured National Art Form
The first basic Chinese seals have been dated to the Shang and Zhou dynasties, whose rulers had their identification marks etched on bronze implements....
The Fairmont Peace Hotel in Shanghai
The Fairmont Peace Hotel was the brainchild of Sir Victor Sassoon, Anglo-Jewish real estate tycoon and visionary. Work on the Cathay Hotel (its original...
The Terracotta Army – Shihuangdi’s Amazing Legacy
The creation of the Terracotta Army, one of the most astonishing tourist attractions in the world, is examined and assessed.
In 1974, farmers were digging...
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...