Bruce Lee Kung Fu: Jeet Kune Do and Wing Tsun
Jeet Kune Do, also known as Jeet Kun Do or Jeet Kuen Do, is a Kung Fu system founded by martial artist and movie...
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...
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...
The Sung Dynasty and Neo-Confucianism
After the collapse of the Tang Empire China came under the control of the Sung dynasty which is characterized by Confucian revival, often referred...
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...
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 Ninja: Formulation of an Assassin
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...
China Humbled by Foreigners
After 1794, the British employed opium to turn millions of Chinese into addicts as a means of forcing the Chinese Emperor to grant them...
Chou – China’s Second Dynasty
The Chou Dynasty (1123-221 BCE) succeeded the Shang Dynasty as the Age of Reason succeeded the Age of Magic. Chou Emperors were characterised by...
The Ming Dynasty and Empire
A century before Columbus began the period of colonial empire, in Ming Dynasty China, a fleet under Admiral Zheng He visited Indonesia, India and...