Historian Tonio Andrade recalls a mostly forgotten moment of 18th century Chinese diplomacy and winter sports history
Centuries before the Beijing Winter Olympics, Chinese enjoyed a variety of winter sports on ice
Traditional folk stories about tigers still told today
Tigers have represented bravery, strength, and authority for centuries in Chinese culture
The date and means of celebrating a new year changed and evolved over centuries in ancient China
The symbolism of long nails and nail guards, from Confucius to Empress Cixi
From falling into a toilet to being struck by lightning, these are the weirdest deaths ever to befall imperial Chinese rulers
From forbidding crying to enforcing fish-naming etiquette to ink-drinking punishments—these are the weirdest laws from Chinese history
For centuries, Chinese funerals demanded living sacrifices to accompany the dead in the afterlife
Centuries before Chanel and Hermès became status symbols, ancient Chinese could tell a person’s rank from the bag they carried
Ancient Chinese not only had a plethora of alcohol to choose from, but all sorts of games and rituals for drinking it
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