Historian Duan Zhiqiang explores road dangers and the emergent travel industry in China’s Ming and Qing eras
An audience with the Son of Heaven could be a minefield of ritual, ceremony, and etiquette for China’s court officials
These women were wrongly blamed for bringing down dynasties
From veiled scholar hats to canopied backpacks, China’s obsession with sun protection is not a recent one
When did it become unacceptable for widows to remarry in ancient China?
From cram academies to meeting celebrity scholars, preparation for ancient China’s civil service exams was both similar and different to test-prep to…
China’s imperial examinations included a controversial test for gifted children
From ankle crushing to slow slicing, ancient Chinese punishments and torture were brutal
With no washing machines or chemical detergents available, ancient Chinese had to get innovative to keep their clothes clean
From a weight-loss dance to diets of cacti and musk, ancient Chinese had a variety of ways to keep themselves slim
From “Prime Minister Parrot” to the “Green-Coated Messenger,” parrots have been feisty feathered friends for centuries in Chinese literature
From toys for children to weapons of war, ancient inventors sent many things into the sky
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