Medicine, Missionaries, and Manchu Princes
The founding of the Peking Union Medical College
An ancient disaster from the sky baffles historians
The founding of the Peking Union Medical College
The disease that redefined public sanitation in China
A tiny enemy nearly brought down the Qing empire
Derek Sandhaus's new book is a romp through Chinese drinking history and culture
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
