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Cold Fashion: How Ancient Chinese Kept Warm in Winter
From paper and straw to fur coats...this is what ancient Chinese wore to keep themselves warm in winter
How a Patriotic Organization Evolved Into a Martial Arts Icon
Because of the popularity of films based on the martial artist’s life story, few can really distinguish the actual history of Huo Yuanjia from fictionalized adaptations
Speaking Ill: How Ancient Chinese Talked About Sickness
From denoting various levels of illness to the “Gods of Plague,” 疒 is a radical you need to know in sickness or health
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The Relic Hunter: One Man’s Race to Save China’s Old Cultural Landscapes
Amateur conservationist Yang Fan has explored thousands of little-known historic sites in China, while trying to raise awareness for the need to protect these treasures before they disappear
House of Mao: How Consumerism and Patriotism Collide in the Chairman’s Hometown
Shaoshan, Chairman Mao’s birthplace in Hunan province, has become a top tourist site where people burn incense to the revolutionary hero while selling T-shirts of his face
The Surprisingly Ancient Origins of Christmas in China
From Christians in the Tang dynasty to all-night parties in early 1900s Shanghai, the Western holiday has a longer history in China than most people think
Orphans’ Ordeals in Ancient China
How were children without parents treated in ancient history?
How the Xinhua Dictionary Defined the Way China Thinks and Talks
From encyclopedia to political pamphlet to standard classroom reading: 70 years in the history of China’s bestselling dictionary
The British Spy Who Cracked the Secret to Chinese Tea
How a 19th-century act of “corporate espionage” changed world history
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