A Young Girl and Her Martial Arts Skills
During the reign of the Qing Dynasty of the Tongzhi Emperor (1856-1875), a Jiangsu merchant named Jin spent considerable money purchasing five maritime ships to...
Rare Protests Explode Across China Over COVID Curbs
The outside world has gone hand in hand with reducing COVID-19 restrictions. So when the televised spectators of the World Cup in Qatar could be seen not wearin...
Schindler of the East: John Rabe – Part 2
This is a two-part story; please go here for part 1.
John Rabe, a German businessman known to the world for setting up a safe zone during the Second Sino-Jap...
Schindler of the East: John Rabe – Part 1
This is a two-part story; please go here for part 2.
John Rabe, a German businessman, is known to the world for setting up a safe zone during the Second Sino...
The Mystery of Go, the Strategy Game
In the palace, Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty played the game of Go with Jia Yuan, one of his officials. Playing Go with the Emperor was always problematic...
The Chinese Legend of King Carp
During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, a fisherman in Jiangxi Province named Zhang Deyan spent his days fishing on the carp beach. He could barely make ...
Animals Predicting Disaster: Birds Knew of the Flooded City
In 1517, during the Ming Dynasty, a flood submerged a huge city called Zhaoxin, and countless people died. However, many people fled ahead of the flood because ...
The Temple of Heaven: An Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
Since ancient times, the Chinese people greatly valued praying to gods for blessings and protection. Therefore, worshiping Heaven became a crucial and solemn na...
The Woman in the Brothel
In ancient times, a child was born holding a wan symbol in her right hand, so her parents named her Wan Ru. When growing up, Wan Ru was trafficked to a brothel...
Money Says It All
Money says it all. Repaying it can show your character, while earning it can indicate your true nature. As such, it can reveal many aspects about you.
It rev...
