Tag: Chinese history
Inside Qincheng Prison: The CCP’s Secret Detention System and the Prisoner Who Had to Stay Alive
In the outskirts of Beijing, behind layers of secrecy and barbed wire, stands Qincheng Prison, a facility...
How the Chinese Communist Party Changed Chinese Characters—and What Was Lost
A century ago, some of China’s most accomplished classical scholars warned that altering the written...
Was the Yuan Dynasty Chinese? Rethinking China’s Identity Beyond Ethnicity and Empire
The debate reflects a broader shift in historical interpretation. In modern discourse, particularly under...
Cultural Revolution: Red Guards Destroy Confucius Temple and Tombs in Qufu, Led by Tan Houlan
The statue of Confucius stood for centuries in the main hall of his temple in Qufu. It was pulled down...
How a Soviet Adviser Ghostwrote Sun Yat-sen’s Pro-Communist Deathbed Letter in 1925
On March 12, 1925, Sun Yat-sen, the founding father of the Republic of China, died in Beijing. As the...
Xi Jinping Moved Off Center Stage at China’s 2026 Two Sessions
By Jian Yi At the 2026 Two Sessions, the Chinese Communist Party's annual legislative theater, Xi...
The Hidden Cost of Revolution: How Communist Forces Spared Zhao Ziyang, Then Executed His Father
In the early years of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Communist leaders including He Long, Lü Zhencao...
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...
The CCP’s Playbook for Burying Disaster: Famine, Flood, and Massacre in China’s Heartland
Henan province sits between the Yellow River and the Huai River, at the geographic and symbolic heart...
Why the Forbidden City Roofs Have No Bird Droppings: 5 Secrets of Beijing’s Palace Museum
The ingenuity of ancient builders continues to attract admiration. In an era with limited technology...
Why Li Dazhao Was Really Hanged: Power, Subversion, and the CCP’s First Execution
By Zhi Xiaomin Li Dazhao was executed by hanging in Beijing by the Beiyang government. For decades...
Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli’s Downfall Revives Fears Linked to China’s ‘Multiple Suns’ Phenomenon
By Chen Jing When science no longer reassures In recent years, reports of “multiple suns appearing...