Tag: Chinese history
The Political Playbook Behind Mao Zedong’s Rise
By Jing Chen During the Chinese Civil War, Nationalist insider Jiang Lianru — then serving as secretary...
Death of Kuai Dafu Reopens Debate Over the Cultural Revolution
By Jin tao pai’an Kuai Dafu—Tsinghua University alumnus and one of the Cultural Revolution’s most...
‘Xiaoman’s Waist’: The Ancient Love Story Behind Guangzhou’s Iconic Tower
Rising over the skyline of Guangzhou, China’s 600-meter television tower twists elegantly toward the...
Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao: The Reformers Who Couldn’t Reform China
By Fu Longshan, Vision Times From 2002 to 2012, China under then-President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen...
From Democracy Wall to Secret Executions: Yang Shangkun’s Diary on Hu and Deng
Recently unearthed excerpts from "Yang Shangkun’s Diary" shed new light on private conversations between...
For Powerful Traditional Remedies, Know and Grow Medicinal Herbs (K): Kumquat
Behold the kumquat: sweet, tart, adorable and growable. While it’s not exactly an herb, this little gem...
How Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong Handled a Treasured Edition of Ancient China’s ‘Twenty-Four Histories
The two most important historical figures of 20th-century China are undoubtedly Chiang Kai-shek — who...
A Trip to Baochan Mountain: The Ambition of Chancellor Wang Anshi
In today’s Anhui Province of eastern China, there is a scenic locale known as Mount Baochan (褒禪山), which...
Long-awaited Adaption of Chinese Mythology Epic ‘Creation of the Gods’ Premieres in China to Enthusiastic
In a testament to the enduring legacy of traditional Chinese myths and legends, the first part of a new...
Guan Hanqing–The Greatest Chinese Playwright
The remarkable Guan Hanqing* lived at a time when the Mongols had invaded China to include it in the...
May 4, 1919: When the Red Specter Entered China
2019 marks the 70th year since communist armies led by Mao Zedong conquered mainland China and imposed...
The Magnanimous Emperor Taizong
In the 7th century A.D., China’s Sui Dynasty collapsed. Wasteful policies and civil war devastated the...