In the past decade or so, different disasters have been occurring in mainland China one after another, and with increasing frequency. The wrath and warnings of Heaven are signaled by the recent floods, earthquakes, blood-red sky, and strange natural phenomena that have happened in northern and northeastern China. Why is it put this way? It’s ...
The recent pandemic is, without a doubt, one of the greatest catastrophes we have experienced in our lifetimes. Yet, in the long annals of Chinese history, numerous accounts exist of plagues and other calamities of similar scale. These instances from antiquity provide us with invaluable insights into how emperors and common folk alike managed to ...
Here Live Only Sparrows is a photo series on China’s vanishing villages that is beautifully and quietly observed. It serves as a poignant reminder of the communist government’s destruction of communities. The people whose lives it leaves behind haven’t given up all hope. Polish photographer and visual artist Wiktoria Wojciechowska took part in an artist ...
A few years ago, Hong Kong people started talking about a “Hong Kong nationality.” While there is no denying that there are significant differences between the people of Hong Kong, mainland China, and Taiwan, the idea of a Hong Kong nationality seemed a bit far-fetched to me at first. Generally speaking, when it comes to ...
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