Speaking Ill: How Ancient Chinese Talked About Sickness
From denoting various levels of illness to the “Gods of Plague,” 疒 is a radical you need to know in sickness or health
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The Relic Hunter: One Man’s Race to Save China’s Old Cultural Landscapes
Amateur conservation Yang Fan has explored thousands of little-known historic sites in China, while trying to raise awareness for the need to protect these treasures before they disappear
House of Mao: How Consumerism and Patriotism Collide in the Chairman’s Hometown
Shaoshan, Chairman Mao’s birthplace in Hunan province, has become a top tourist site where people burn incense to the revolutionary hero while selling T-shirts of his face
The Surprisingly Ancient Origins of Christmas in China
From Christians in the Tang dynasty to all-night parties in early 1900s Shanghai, the Western holiday has a longer history in China than most people think
Orphans’ Ordeals in Ancient China
How were children without parents treated in ancient history?
How the Xinhua Dictionary Defined the Way China Thinks and Talks
From encyclopedia to political pamphlet to standard classroom reading: 70 years in the history of China’s bestselling dictionary
The British Spy Who Cracked the Secret to Chinese Tea
How a 19th-century act of “corporate espionage” changed world history
70 Years of Frozen Fun on Beijing’s Icy Lakes
Winter fun on Beijing’s natural ice rinks throughout history
Book-lovers in Ancient Times
Stories and idioms about seven people who overcame challenging obstacles to read
Rediscovering Zhang Qian
How a low-ranking Han dynasty courtier came to be known as the founder of the Silk Road
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