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Lin Huiyin: Restoration of an Icon
Today, we’ll talk about modern China’s first female architect Lin Huiyin who will finally receive a posthumous degree from the University of Pennsylv…
1 year, 11 months ago
Quanzhou: The Rise and Fall of China’s Maritime Trade Center (II)
In part 2 of our deep dive into the history of Quanzhou, we’ll talk about the infamous official Pu Shougeng and explore the controversial role he pla…
1 year, 11 months ago
Quanzhou: The Rise and Fall of China’s Maritime Trade Center (I)
In the first installment of what will be a two-part feature, we’ll talk about how an innovatively designed bridge laid the groundwork for a small por…
2 years ago
The Warrior Queen: The Legendary Life of Fu Hao
Today, we’ll talk about the life of China’s first female general in recorded Chinese history as well as her relationship with her husband King Wu Din…
2 years ago
White Stupa Temple: Friendship Across the Himalayas
Today, we’ll talk about a renowned Buddhist-style temple located in downtown Beijing as well as the Nepalese architect who played a significant role …
2 years ago
Saint John’s University: Echoing Through the Ages
Today, we’re going to delve deeper into the story of Saint John’s University and its unwavering commitment to knowledge and enlightenment, which cont…
2 years ago
Setting a Course: How Saint John’s University Became the ‘Harvard of the East’
In the first installment of what will be a two-part feature, we’re going to talk about a the Christian University in Shanghai that granted China’s in…
2 years, 1 month ago
Li Gonglin: The Best Painter of the Song Dynasty
Today, we’re going to introduce a man known as “the best painter of the Song Dynasty”. Living in a period of cultural refinement, this 11th-century p…
2 years, 1 month ago
Su Shi: The Incorrigibly Optimistic Proto-Renaissance Man
Today, we’ll look at the life and times of one of the most revered and prodigious figures in Chinese culture. He was so prolific in so many different…
2 years, 1 month ago
Along the River During the Qingming Festival: The Original and the Best
Today, we will continue to talk about how the renowned painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival stands as a testament to artistic excell…
2 years, 1 month ago