"History is such an entity: it slumbers in darkness until an observer's perspective, like a beam of light, illuminates it.

China, a massive country that spans over 9.6 million square kilometers, wasn’t always the unified empire we know today. From ...

When it comes to the general awareness of Chinese history, people on average know it only in broad strokes. Some major events, certain names that crop up and so on, maybe the titles of a few dynasties ...

Just because you have the Bone Whistle doesn't mean you can readily summon companions in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers. There are ...

China’s expansionist ambitions and the national obsession with eradicating cultural differences long predate the CCP.

When Lin Tzu-tzeng (林資曾) arrived in Sansia (三峽) in 1830, he found the local conditions ideal for indigo dyeing. Settlers had ...

One of my favorite spring flowers for perennials is the peony. Peonies are a long-lived perennial that you should be able to enjoy for decades. A few years after Sharon and I got married; my parents ...

Many American schoolchildren grow up learning that Yellowstone was the world’s first national park. But across the globe in ...

Painted Skin tells the story of a monstrous creature who disguises herself as a beautiful woman by wearing human skin, while ...

Along the China-Vietnam border, the China-Vietnam Detian-Ban Gioc Waterfall cascades across both nations. As the biggest cross-border waterfall in Asia and the fourth-largest cross-border waterfall ...

Understanding Chinese History Most people only know basic facts about Chinese history, like key events, important names, or ...

The political and spiritual leader of the Tibetan community living in exile in India announced the plan for his succession ...