Ming Matters
On the 650th year of this famous dynasty’s founding, a leading historian examines why its legacy endures
Peking’s most famous cold case just got popped in the microwave
On the 650th year of this famous dynasty’s founding, a leading historian examines why its legacy endures
When civilizations collide over the stars, there is nothing left to do but declare battle…to the death!
Sedition, sexuality, sorcery, and seduction were among many anxieties that the Qing associated with unmarried men
In Imperial Twilight, historian Stephen Platt shows how flawed decisions led to full-blown conflict between two mighty trading partners
Who will shape China’s youth narrative—millennials, or the Westerners who can’t stop writing about them?
Paul French's latest book reconstructs Jazz Age Shanghai in sin and splendor
Debut experimental fiction about a Chinese factory strike evokes universal themes
When a generation is convinced they might be the last of their civilization, they take action—and sometimes wind up bitterly disappointed
China’s emperors were no strangers to the curse of bad data—and built their own secret system to avoid it
After years of neglect, the Forbidden City’s Palace Museum is finally being opened up and dragged into the 21st century
In his masterful book, Ian Johnson goes in search of Chinese spiritualism—and finds it everywhere
A Manchu “banner village” repackages China’s past for tourists
With US-China relations facing fresh challenges, a new book ponders if history offers clues to its future
In a Beijing village, a community of strivers clings to a doomed existence
