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Ancient China’s Love Affair With Ice Sports
Centuries before the Beijing Winter Olympics, Chinese enjoyed a variety of winter sports on ice
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ANCIENT HISTORY
Five Classic Chinese Tiger Tales
Traditional folk stories about tigers still told today
ANCIENT HISTORY
What Do Tigers Symbolize in China?
Tigers have represented bravery, strength, and authority for centuries in Chinese culture
ANCIENT HISTORY
When Exactly was New Year in Ancient China?
The date and means of celebrating a new year changed and evolved over centuries in ancient China
ANCIENT HISTORY
Nailed It: Why Long Fingernails Were All the Rage in Ancient China
The symbolism of long nails and nail guards, from Confucius to Empress Cixi
ANCIENT HISTORY
The Strangest Deaths of Ancient Chinese Rulers
From falling into a toilet to being struck by lightning, these are the weirdest deaths ever to befall imperial Chinese rulers
ANCIENT HISTORY
Strangest Laws from Ancient China
From forbidding crying to enforcing fish-naming etiquette to ink-drinking punishments—these are the weirdest laws from Chinese history
ANCIENT HISTORY
How Ancient Chinese Buried the Living Along with the Dead
For centuries, Chinese funerals demanded living sacrifices to accompany the dead in the afterlife
MODERN HISTORY
The Butterfly Effect: Redeeming China’s Early Romance Novels
How “Mandarin Duck and Butterfly,” a romantic literary movement from early 20th century China, became forgotten in the tides of modernization
ANCIENT HISTORY
The “Designer” Bags of Ancient China
Centuries before Chanel and Hermès became status symbols, ancient Chinese could tell a person’s rank from the bag they carried
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Celebrating Confucius’s 2,725th Birthday
A ceremony at Beijing’s 14th century Confucius temple celebrates a sage's birth based on 2,000-year-old traditions
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