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History

ANCIENT HISTORY • HISTORICAL FIGURES • MODERN HISTORY

HISTORY

Borderlands

Love, war, and trade along the China-Myanmar frontier

Tina Xu (徐盈盈)

Oct. 27, 2020

ANCIENT HISTORY

Rags to Ruler

Five Chinese emperors who rose from humble beginnings

Oct. 21, 2020

ANCIENT HISTORY

Everlasting Splendor

The Forbidden City celebrates its 600th birthday with a new exhibition

Oct. 17, 2020

ANCIENT HISTORY

Fields of Gold

Tomb of a “deposed emperor” in Jiangxi provides new clues to the history of the Han dynasty

Oct. 10, 2020

ANCIENT HISTORY

When Stars Attack

An ancient disaster from the sky baffles historians

Oct. 9, 2020

ANCIENT HISTORY

A Straw-Cloaked Life

New Palace Museum exhibition illuminates poet Su Dongpo and his thousand-year legacy

Sept. 27, 2020

MODERN HISTORY

Hyper Inflated

The disastrous monetary policy that brought down the Nationalists

Sept. 15, 2020

HISTORY

Under the Sea

Maritime archeology sees a boost as China looks to reclaim its Silk Road history

Sept. 11, 2020

MODERN HISTORY

The Xiaogang Experiment

How a village defied collectivism and pioneered China’s road to economic reform

Sept. 3, 2020

HISTORY

Guardians of the Grottoes

How “Dunhuang protectors” have preserved an ancient Buddhist cave complex

Aug. 21, 2020

ANCIENT HISTORY

New Old Relics

Five ancient artifacts that look remarkably modern

Aug. 13, 2020

ANCIENT HISTORY

Sky Signal

Long before China’s mission to Mars, ancient history deemed the “fire planet” an omen of disaster and the downfall of emperors

Liu Jue (刘珏)

Aug. 12, 2020

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