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The Night Revels of Han Xizai: A Spy Report-Turned Masterpiece (I)
In the first installment of what will be a two-part feature, we’re going to tell the story behind a painting during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdo…
3 years, 1 month ago
Liang Qichao: Between the Old and the New
Today, we’ll tell the life story of an encyclopedic figure at the turn of the 20th century, who was best known for his advocacy for modernization and…
3 years, 1 month ago
Robert Morrison: Man on a Mission
Today, we’ll talk about Robert Morrison, a 19th-century Protestant missionary who is credited as the initial translator of the Bible into Chinese and…
3 years, 1 month ago
Li Shizhen: Father of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Today, we’ll talk about a 16th century medical expert who dedicated thirty years of his life to correcting, standardizing, and expanding the practice…
3 years, 1 month ago
Sanxingdui: The Lost Civilization
Today, we’ll introduce a popular museum in southwest China’s Sichuan Province that is set to open a new exhibition hall in July to display newly exca…
3 years, 2 months ago
China’s Titanic: The Forgotten Wreck
Today, we will continue talking about Chinese shipwrecks but today’s story is a relatively modern one about a steamship packed with refugees fleeing …
3 years, 2 months ago
A New Chapter in Deep-sea Archaeology
Today, we’ll talk about the discovery and exploration of two 500-year-old shipwrecks in the South China Sea as well as some of the history of China’s…
3 years, 2 months ago
Zhang Qian: Pioneer of the Silk Road
Today, we’ll introduce a Chinese explorer from more than 2,000 years ago who was the first person to provide the Han empire with a reliable account o…
3 years, 2 months ago
Cao Cao: Warlord of the Three Kingdoms
Today, we’ll introduce a brand new museum that was an instant hit when it opened in central China’s Henan Province that boasts over 400 cultural reli…
3 years, 3 months ago
Chien-Shiung Wu: The First Lady of Physics
Today, we are going to talk about a legendary Chinese-American scientist who devoted her life to the study of nuclear and particle physics and made s…
3 years, 3 months ago