Tag: Qing dynasty
How the Wuchang Uprising of 1911 Mirrors the CCP’s Coming Collapse
The Wuchang Uprising of 1911 that destroyed China's last imperial dynasty was triggered by a bomb-maker's...
Siheyuan: How China’s Courtyard Homes Shaped Family Life for 3,000 Years
A courtyard enclosed on four sides For many Chinese families, the idea of a proper home begins with...
China’s Most Educated Man Gu Hongming Spent His Life Defending His Country’s Lost Values
At the turn of the twentieth century, China was losing a war it had been fighting for decades, not on...
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...
How Trees Grow Out of Buildings and Stone: Real Stories of Nature’s Survival
On a windowsill sits a banyan bonsai grown from a small cutting brought from Florida to New York more...
The Lantern Festival in Chinese History: Ritual Origins, Imperial Celebrations, and Folk Traditions from
The Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. This year it lands on March...
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...
A Millennia of Karma: Princess Wencheng, Qiongba, and Tsangyang Gyatso (Part II)
Through the efforts of Princess Wencheng and others, the Rakshasi sorceress was subdued beneath the snowy...
Princess Wencheng’s Journey Along the Tea-Horse Road
By Xiao Jing A line from a Yuan-dynasty drama echoes across centuries: “Managing a household begins...
Lantern Festival: Traditions for the End of China’s Holiday Season
By Ally Wang This year, the Chinese lunar new year fell on Feb. 1 — day 1 of the 1st lunar month (...
A Story of a Mysterious Man and His Warning of Karmic Retribution
During the Yongzheng (雍正) period (1678–1735), Mr. Su Dounan (苏斗南) met a friend at an inn by the Baigou...