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Tracing the Tangut

As Genghis Khan lay dying, he ordered his generals to take revenge on the people that killed him—and exterminate an empire without a trace

Tang Rongyao

March 8, 2020

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Teething Trouble

Dentistry and oral hygiene in ancient China

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

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Fishing for Talent

Learn the story of Jiang Ziya, one of the most renowned—and eccentric—strategists from Chinese history

Yang Tingting (杨婷婷)

Feb. 6, 2020

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Permanent Revolution

The hair-raising history of cuts and curls in the PRC

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

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TWOC TV Ep. 20: The Neolithic Potters

A prehistoric culture inscribed symbols on their pottery that still baffle to this day

William Tanza

Dec. 27, 2019

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Tracks Across Time

Once erased from history, the Chinese who built America’s first transcontinental railroad are celebrated with songs and scholarship

Tina Xu (徐盈盈)

Dec. 17, 2019

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Treasure Trail

An extraordinary trove presents answers from the Tang dynasty—as well as questions

Liu Jue (刘珏)

Nov. 23, 2019

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Ringing the Changes

Once an exotic novelty, the telephone has become a daily necessity in the last few decades

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Nov. 9, 2019

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A Giant in His Time

On the trail of Chang Woo Gow, the 19th-century Chinese “giant” who traveled the world

Sam Davies

Nov. 8, 2019

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Cash Back

A history of cash and payment in the PRC

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Oct. 20, 2019

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Rebels With a Cause

Five famous leaders of ancient uprisings

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Sept. 18, 2019

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Four Alternative Inventions

Little-known and wacky Chinese contraptions from ancient and modern times

Sam Davies

Sept. 5, 2019

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