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ANCIENT HISTORY

Boozing With the Ancients

Ancient Chinese not only had a plethora of alcohol to choose from, but all sorts of games and rituals for drinking it

Wang Lin (王琳)

Aug. 31, 2021

ANCIENT HISTORY

The Best (and Worst) Jokes of the Qing Dynasty

A joke book compiled by the "Master of Games" showcases Chinese humor from centuries ago

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

July 31, 2021

ANCIENT HISTORY

Ancient Ways to Beat the Summer Heat

Keeping cool with no electricity was no easy feat in ancient China

Yang Tingting (杨婷婷)

July 27, 2021

ANCIENT HISTORY

Bathing in Ancient Times

From soap made from ground jade to extravagant public bathhouses, learn the ingenious methods ancient Chinese used to stay clean

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

July 1, 2021

ANCIENT HISTORY

China's Long History of Eating Raw Fish

Records show Chinese were eating sliced raw fish over 2,000 years ago

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

June 11, 2021

ANCIENT HISTORY

Famous Cheating Scandals from Chinese History

China's imperial exams were a hotbed for fraud

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

June 1, 2021

ANCIENT HISTORY

Ancient China’s Most Famous Detectives

Who were the ancient Chinese equivalents of Sherlock Holmes?

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

May 25, 2021

ANCIENT HISTORY

The Challenges of Adoption in Imperial China

The importance of male heirs made for complex negotiations of ritual, law, and lineage for those wishing to adopt

Jeremiah Jenne

May 22, 2021

ANCIENT HISTORY

How Zhejiang's Most Beautiful Woman Brought Down an Ancient Kingdom

Xi Shi, one of ancient China's most beautfiul women, helped Gou Jian King of Yue defeat the State of Wu

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

May 16, 2021

ANCIENT HISTORY

Ancient China's April Fools' Day

China's practical jokers were pranking centuries before the Western festival

Alex Colville

March 30, 2021

ANCIENT HISTORY

Painting the Buddha

An American artist in the Empress Dowager’s court

Jeremiah Jenne

Feb. 21, 2021

ANCIENT HISTORY

Making the Ming Great Again

A now-deleted Twitter account offered humorous historical lessons on the Ming dynasty’s last emperor

Jeremiah Jenne

Feb. 16, 2021

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