Princess Li Jingxun was only nine when she died, yet from her resting place, she gifted the modern world a rare glimpse into 7th-century China—a forg…
Rocket scientists, novelists, Nobel Prize winners: meet the Chinese family whose bloodline reads like a who’s who of the modern world
China’s great philosophers, historians, and poets had one thing in common. They got up from their desk and hit the dusty trail.
Prized in ancient China for their strength on and off the battlefield, horses have long been synonymous with talent and misused potential—a theme now…
A cursory look back through some key characters in China’s history reveals that much can be achieved, even in one’s twilight years
Ancient seafarers who roamed China’s waters left behind countless legends: as leaders of popular uprisings, developers of maritime trade, and heroes …
How the idea of a child’s innocence has shifted through Chinese history
Through greed, betrayal, or simple mischance, these ancient sons and daughters brought ruin upon their own fathers, officials, princes, and emperors …
Explore the character that encompasses birth, nurture, and education
How a Song dynasty goddess continues to protect—from ancient seafarers on the maritime silk road to modern exporters in today’s global trade war
A contemporary of William Shakespeare, Ming dynasty playwright Tang Xianzu left a literary legacy built on dreams and love
Long before express delivery became an everyday essential, ancient China had built an intricate courier system, though its bureaucracy also bred corr…
Or add: Theworldofchinese
