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A Modern Look into Lin Yutang’s Timeless Classic
Celebrating the 129th birthday of modern Chinese writer Lin Yutang with a reflection on “My Country and My People” and its insights into the roots of Chinese society
Bullets of Revolution: A Brief History of Political Assassinations in China
A look back on China’s attempts to end imperial rule through political assassinations
Wen Yiduo: The Poet, The Martyr
Wen Ting, the great-granddaughter of Republican Era-poet Wen Yiduo, talks about her great-grandfather’s cultural and emotional legacy
Reclaiming the Genius of China’s First Female Architect
As well as costing her an architecture degree, Lin Huiyin’s gender would lead many to focus on her looks and alleged love affairs over her groundbreaking work
Letters of Revolution: The Failed Movement to Eradicate Chinese Characters
The campaign to replace traditional characters with a phonetic system reflected Chinese society’s desire for change during the 20th century
China’s Revolutionary Youth on Screen
Three movies and one TV series to learn about the May Fourth Movement, one of China’s most important protests
How Labor Day Shaped Modern China
Discover the origin of Labor Day celebrations in China and how it became one of the country’s most important holidays
The Enduring Allure of Old Shanghai
Why even TV shows set in the 1990s lean into aesthetics from nearly a century earlier
Two-Way Communication: How China Adopted Japanese Terms to Discuss Modernity
In the early 20th century, debate raged in China over whether to accept a deluge of Japanese loanwords
Tang Qunying: One of China’s Earliest Feminists
She led an army of women against Qing forces, fought her whole life for women’s rights, and even slapped the country’s top leaders for failing to commit to gender equality—meet Tang Qunying
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