HISTORY
The Book of Genesis records Noah building an ark to survive God's judgment on a wicked world. The ancient Chinese classic Shangshu (Book of Documents), in its "Canon of Yao" chapter, describes primordial floodwaters that "assailed the heavens" and "inundated the hills and swelled over the high mountains." Mesopotamian texts
Of Body and Mind: The Medicinal and Philosophical Wonders of Avicenna
In 996 AD, the sultan who ruled the city of Bukhara fell terribly ill, with an ailment that defied his...
Japan Moved by the Lost Heritage Displayed in Shen Yun Performances: ‘I Truly Long to See a China Like
For centuries, traditional Chinese civilization profoundly shaped Japan’s cultural landscape. The architectural...
A World War II Love Letter Hidden in a Vinyl Record Resurfaced 70 Years Later
In 2015, a handwritten letter from a 20-year-old soldier serving under General George S. Patton fell...
The Axial Age: A Once-in-History Alignment of Minds
When humanity looks back across the vast sweep of its own history, one unsettling pattern repeatedly...
China’s Military Power Struggle and the Shadow of the 1991 Soviet Coup
In recent days, the arrests of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli—two senior People’s Liberation Army (PLA)...
Xi Jinping, the PLA, and the Lessons of the 1991 Soviet Coup
‘Dad, wake up—there’s been a coup’ “Dad, wake up! There’s been a coup!” A girl rushes into a room,...
Lois Snow: Confronting the CCP’s Bloody Truth
Note: Time rewinds to 1989. The gunfire at Tiananmen Square on June 4 shattered the last illusions in...
The Soviet Union’s 1991 Collapse, Told Through Its Most Embarrassing Moments
By He Zi When people think of the Soviet Union’s collapse, they often picture the fall of the Iron...
How the Cultural Revolution Systematically Destroyed China’s Cultural Heritage
By Dong Jia, Vision Times “Endless falling leaves rustle down; the Yangtze flows on without cease,...