Modern History

MODERN HISTORY

History of Ballroom Dancing in China

What was once a banned pastime in the 1980s has transformed into a nationwide cultural movement—filled with joy, competition, and camaraderie

March 3, 2025

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Decades ago, the whole nation was mobilized to fight sparrows, one of Four Pests holding back China’s modernization

Sept. 14, 2017

HISTORY

A look at the long history of Peking Duck

Feb. 15, 2017

HISTORY

Glory, profit, talent, literature, and an assassination

Feb. 9, 2017

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Patient-stealing incident the latest in China’s long, sordid history of psychiatry

Feb. 7, 2017