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A brief history of silk: Part 1 of 2 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
I read an Associated Press piece by Mansur Mirovalev about silk’s so-called dark side where Uzbek children had to work and grow cocoons. Silkworms in a Chinese silk factory However, that’s not what ...
China’s long, violent history with Vietnam 22 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
After the death of Stalin, relations between the Soviet Union and China turned sour while the Russians and the Vietnamese developed a closer relationship. To counter this perceived threat, China enco...
The Cultural Perception of Human Rights 20 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
I was reading A Different Turning Point for Mankind by G. W. Bowersock in the May 9, 2013 issue of The New York Review of Books, and I had one of those Aha! moments when I read about the history of se...
The Father of China’s Republic, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen 15 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
“An individual should not have too much freedom. A nation should have absolute freedom.” – Dr. Sun Yat-Sen (1866 – 1925) He is referred to as the father of modern China. If there were no Sun Yat-Sen...
Interracial love in China during World War II, a book review of “Shanghai Love” 13 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
From the title, we already know the story is about love in Shanghai, and it doesn’t take long to discover who the two main characters are that are destined to meet. It is 1938, and in chapter one, we...
China’s Gold Rush 8 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
The Imperial Color was yellow gold and the roofs of the Forbidden City were the same color. During imperial times, anyone wearing the imperial color, who did not belong to China’s ruling family, usual...
Jewish Studies in China 6 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
The Chinese and Jews have a common bond—Sinophobia and Anti-Semitism. Archaeological evidence suggests that Jews were in China as early as the 8th century having arrived from Persia along the Silk Ro...
China’s Holistic Historical Timeline 3 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
This holistic timeline in no way represents all of China’s history. This menu of China’s history is here for individuals who want to learn about China and the Chinese from near the beginning to today....
In China, when there is a subway, use it. 1 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Believe me when I say to avoid driving in Beijing—or taking a taxi—unless it is midnight and the city is slumbering. Beijing is one of the worst cities in the world to drive in. For example, we’ve be...
China’s Carbon Footprint Challenge 30 Jul 2013 | 05:00 pm
Bloomberg reported on China’s Datang Corp starting construction on a rooftop solar power plant in Jiangsu province as another step in China’s goals to cut carbon emssions. Plans are for this power pla...
