During the 1950s, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) embarked on improving China’s aerospace, nuclear physics, and atomic bomb research. To fulfill the CCP’s ambition, they aimed to entice talented individuals to return home to China and share their talents, just as molecular biologist Yan Ning has been enticed to do. Qian Xuesen, Qian Sanqiang, and ...
China’s now-beloved national anthem March of the Volunteers was written in 1931 by lyricist Tian Han. But many do not realize the history behind the anthem, or that his greatest fame only came posthumously. In the latter part of his life, Tian Han experienced first-hand the brutality of the Communist Party — the Party that ...
The arrest of Cardinal Joseph Zen in Hong Kong on May 11 tells you everything you need to know about the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). For China watchers or historians, the arrest of Cardinal Zen, the former bishop of Hong Kong, was probably not a great surprise given the regime’s track record and its traits. ...
The Dragon King Temple is a prominent Chinese Shenist temple located in Wuhan, Hubei, China. It was built in the early Ming Dynasty and had its heyday during the Qing Dynasty. Ancient Qing emperors often visited the temple to worship. Thus, it became a royal temple and was adorned magnificently. Vast amounts of gold, jade, and ...
The Chinese proverb of the Four Anchors, also known as the Four Social Bonds (四維 sìwéi), represents the sense of propriety, justice, integrity, and honor (禮義廉恥 lǐ yì lián chǐ), which are the traditional Chinese virtues. lǐ (禮) means proper rite, ceremony, propriety, etiquette, courtesy, manners; yì (義) denotes righteousness, justice; lián (廉) signifies honesty, cleanness, incorruptible; chǐ (恥) means shame, a sense ...
The motivation for Xian Baokang to become a master craftsman came from witnessing the Red Guards’ destruction of a precious and priceless Italian violin that belonged to his mother during a raid on the Xian family’s home during the Cultural Revolution in China. The violin that was wantonly destroyed was more than 300 years old. ...
“Sorry! My husband is deaf…” This is what Xian Baokang’s wife said to the judges of the 13th Violin Society of America (VSA) International Competition listening on the other end of the phone. The people she was speaking to could hardly believe their ears and kept passing the phone back and forth with everyone asking: “What? ...
Yang Likun was one of the most famous actresses in China for a generation. She was considered the number one beauty in the Chinese film industry, often compared to talented Hollywood actress Vivien Leigh. And she was even named the most beautiful woman in China for over 60 years. Unfortunately, her popularity throughout the entire country made her a target of communist jealousy. Her tragic encounter with the Chinese communist regime reflects the continuing oppression of society as a ...
She was known as the “Queen of Huangmei Opera.” She brought the little-known Huangmei Opera from a remote, rural mountain village setting onto both stage and big screen. During her short life, Yan Fengying, with her vocal talent, rose from obscurity to become a dazzling star, capturing the hearts of millions of Chinese fans and admirers and she became an adorable icon in the hearts of the nation. However, as has been the case for numerous ...
The history of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is marked by the massive use of violence against the Chinese people as a means of total control. This may appear like a line from a cold war propaganda film, but it’s based on historical events, of which five of the worst atrocities committed by the CCP ...
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