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Wed, 19 Jul 2023 15:25:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 The problem with Mao’s ‘continuous’ revolution https://thechinaproject.com/2023/07/19/the-problem-with-maos-continuous-revolution/ Wed, 19 Jul 2023 11:14:56 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=279523 When princedoms (almost) ruled China: The Prince of Ning rebellion https://thechinaproject.com/2023/07/12/when-princedoms-almost-ruled-china-the-prince-of-ning-rebellion/ Wed, 12 Jul 2023 05:02:33 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=278874 Not just a metaphor: Dragons of imperial China show us how people lived https://thechinaproject.com/2023/07/05/not-just-a-metaphor-dragons-of-imperial-china-show-us-how-people-lived/ Wed, 05 Jul 2023 05:06:48 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=278332 Hua Guofeng’s short-lived reign as chairman and leader of China https://thechinaproject.com/2023/06/28/hua-guofengs-short-lived-reign-as-chairman-and-leader-of-china/ Wed, 28 Jun 2023 05:02:16 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=277573 Liu Xiaobo and his ‘monstrous crimes’ https://thechinaproject.com/2023/06/21/liu-xiaobo-and-his-monstrous-crimes/ Wed, 21 Jun 2023 05:50:54 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=276954 Breaching the Yellow River and the horrors of war https://thechinaproject.com/2023/06/14/breaching-the-yellow-river-and-the-horrors-of-war/ Wed, 14 Jun 2023 04:49:00 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=276367 What really happened at the Battle of Luding Bridge? https://thechinaproject.com/2023/05/31/what-really-happened-at-the-battle-of-luding-bridge/ Wed, 31 May 2023 04:18:53 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=275543 Lonely Planet: Imperial China, by Xu Xiake https://thechinaproject.com/2023/05/24/lonely-planet-imperial-china-by-xu-xiake/ Wed, 24 May 2023 04:00:54 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=275249 What atrocity looks like: John Magee’s Rape of Nanking footage https://thechinaproject.com/2023/05/17/what-atrocity-looks-like-john-magees-rape-of-nanking-footage/ Wed, 17 May 2023 04:23:50 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=274804 Battle of Tunmen: The first clash between China and Europe https://thechinaproject.com/2023/05/10/battle-of-tunmen-the-first-clash-between-china-and-europe/ Wed, 10 May 2023 04:47:24 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=274477 The Peking Express: A train heist for the ages https://thechinaproject.com/2023/05/03/the-peking-express-a-train-heist-for-the-ages/ Wed, 03 May 2023 08:25:40 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=274205 Remembering the Yellow Flower Mound Uprising against the Qing https://thechinaproject.com/2023/04/26/remembering-the-yellow-flower-mound-uprising-against-the-qing/ Wed, 26 Apr 2023 06:32:32 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=273854 The complex legacy of the Doolittle Raid and U.S.-China allyship https://thechinaproject.com/2023/04/19/the-complex-legacy-of-the-doolittle-raid-and-u-s-china-allyship/ Wed, 19 Apr 2023 05:28:19 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=273543 Titanic’s six Chinese survivors tell a story that goes far beyond a shipwreck https://thechinaproject.com/2023/04/12/titanics-six-chinese-survivors-tell-a-story-that-goes-far-beyond-a-shipwreck/ Wed, 12 Apr 2023 04:00:26 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=273218 The Tiananmen protests officially called a ‘revolutionary movement’ https://thechinaproject.com/2023/04/05/the-tiananmen-protests-officially-called-a-revolutionary-movement/ Wed, 05 Apr 2023 05:13:01 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=272936 ‘An imperial railway failure’: France’s disastrous colonization project on the China-Vietnam border https://thechinaproject.com/2023/03/29/an-imperial-railway-failure-frances-disastrous-colonization-project/ Wed, 29 Mar 2023 10:11:20 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=272650 ‘Canton Coup’ and what could have been for the KMT https://thechinaproject.com/2023/03/22/canton-coup-and-what-could-have-been-for-the-kmt/ Wed, 22 Mar 2023 10:16:47 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=272294 Sanmen Bay Affair: The only European power shut out of Qing China https://thechinaproject.com/2023/03/15/sanmen-bay-affair-the-only-european-power-shut-out-of-qing-china/ Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:34:21 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=271888 The sad reign of Manchukuo’s only emperor https://thechinaproject.com/2023/03/01/the-sad-reign-of-manchukuos-only-emperor/ Wed, 01 Mar 2023 05:00:21 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=270039 The ‘Empress of China’ and the beginning of U.S.-China trade https://thechinaproject.com/2023/02/22/the-empress-of-china-and-the-beginning-of-u-s-china-trade/ Wed, 22 Feb 2023 10:39:05 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=269696 The Battle of Red Cliffs and the blurring of fact and fiction https://thechinaproject.com/2023/02/15/the-battle-of-red-cliffs-and-the-blurring-of-fact-and-fiction/ Wed, 15 Feb 2023 09:33:42 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=268981 The birth of pinyin https://thechinaproject.com/2023/02/08/the-birth-of-pinyin/ Wed, 08 Feb 2023 10:21:39 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=264097 How a 14th-century purge consolidated imperial power in the Ming dynasty https://thechinaproject.com/2023/02/01/a-14th-century-purge-in-the-ming-dynasty/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 17:39:56 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=262847 The world’s deadliest earthquake? Look to Shaanxi, 1556 https://thechinaproject.com/2023/01/25/the-worlds-deadliest-earthquake-look-to-shaanxi-1556/ Wed, 25 Jan 2023 22:19:34 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=260220 From state secret to city staple: China opens its first subway https://thechinaproject.com/2023/01/18/from-state-secret-to-city-staple-china-open-its-first-subway/ Wed, 18 Jan 2023 13:58:51 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=256567 A long war won: The end of extraterritoriality in China https://thechinaproject.com/2023/01/11/a-long-war-won-the-end-of-extraterritoriality-in-china/ Wed, 11 Jan 2023 17:21:35 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=253449 The Christmas Eve rape that helped end KMT mainland rule https://thechinaproject.com/2022/12/28/the-christmas-eve-rape-that-helped-end-kmt-mainland-rule/ Wed, 28 Dec 2022 15:45:57 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=252797 Something old, something new: The 1990 re-opening of Shanghai’s stock exchange https://thechinaproject.com/2022/12/21/something-old-something-new-the-1990-re-opening-of-shanghais-stock-exchange/ Wed, 21 Dec 2022 14:06:20 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=251326 The Xi’an Incident: When Chiang Kai-shek was imprisoned by his own men https://thechinaproject.com/2022/12/14/the-xian-incident-when-chiang-kai-shek-was-imprisoned-by-his-own-men/ Wed, 14 Dec 2022 13:55:24 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=250279 The Formosa Incident: The protest that sparked Taiwan’s democracy https://thechinaproject.com/2022/12/07/the-formosa-incident-the-protest-that-sparked-taiwans-democracy/ Wed, 07 Dec 2022 14:10:36 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=249845 The China Bowl: When Army and Navy played football in Shanghai https://thechinaproject.com/2022/11/30/the-china-bowl-when-army-and-navy-played-football-in-shanghai/ Wed, 30 Nov 2022 18:10:38 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=249299 The monk vs. the tigers: A story of Chinese environmental change https://thechinaproject.com/2022/11/23/the-monk-vs-the-tigers-a-story-of-chinese-environmental-change/ Wed, 23 Nov 2022 16:37:25 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=248931 A Chinese Catholic in Paris https://thechinaproject.com/2022/11/16/a-chinese-madman-in-paris/ Wed, 16 Nov 2022 21:15:16 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=248589 The ‘11-9 incident’: When police fired on Chinese student protesters https://thechinaproject.com/2022/11/09/the-11-9-incident-when-police-fired-on-chinese-student-protesters/ Wed, 09 Nov 2022 19:25:46 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=248252 The rise of Empress Dowager Cixi https://thechinaproject.com/2022/11/02/the-rise-of-empress-dowager-cixi/ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 06:32:43 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=247413 China’s Alamo: The real story behind ‘the 800 heroes’ https://thechinaproject.com/2022/10/26/chinas-alamo-the-real-story-behind-the-800-heroes/ Wed, 26 Oct 2022 11:07:57 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=246944 White Wolf: The great bandit of early Republican China https://thechinaproject.com/2022/10/12/white-wolf-the-great-bandit-of-early-republican-china/ Wed, 12 Oct 2022 04:01:29 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=242375 The coal that powered China to prosperity https://thechinaproject.com/2022/10/05/the-coal-that-powered-china-to-prosperity/ Wed, 05 Oct 2022 08:47:57 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=242020 The origins of Peking Opera https://thechinaproject.com/2022/09/28/the-origins-of-peking-opera/ Wed, 28 Sep 2022 10:18:43 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=239438 From battlefield glory to gruesome execution: The fall of Yuan Chonghuan https://thechinaproject.com/2022/09/21/from-battlefield-glory-to-gruesome-execution-the-fall-of-yuan-chonghuan/ Wed, 21 Sep 2022 11:05:44 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=239086 Since the start, China’s art spaces have been under threat https://thechinaproject.com/2022/09/14/since-the-start-chinas-art-spaces-have-been-under-threat/ Wed, 14 Sep 2022 16:59:15 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=238722 The young woman’s suicide that shocked Shanghai https://thechinaproject.com/2022/09/08/the-young-womans-suicide-that-shocked-shanghai/ Thu, 08 Sep 2022 19:13:19 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=238079 Who killed Shen Dingyi? https://thechinaproject.com/2022/08/31/who-killed-shen-dingyi/ Wed, 31 Aug 2022 06:16:17 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=231682 Song Jiaoren and broken promises of the Chinese republic https://thechinaproject.com/2022/08/24/slapping-song-jiaoren/ Wed, 24 Aug 2022 04:50:54 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=231324 The importance of succession ritual in China, then and now https://thechinaproject.com/2022/08/17/the-importance-of-succession-ritual-in-china-then-and-now/ Wed, 17 Aug 2022 11:23:18 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=230973 The patriotic roots of China’s domestic tourism industry https://thechinaproject.com/2022/08/10/the-patriotic-roots-of-chinas-domestic-tourism-industry/ Wed, 10 Aug 2022 18:16:13 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=230687 A French assault on Taiwan https://thechinaproject.com/2022/08/03/a-french-assault-on-taiwan/ Wed, 03 Aug 2022 05:00:23 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=230181 The first days of electric Shanghai https://thechinaproject.com/2022/07/27/the-first-days-of-electric-shanghai/ Wed, 27 Jul 2022 04:05:40 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=229858 What if the U.S. had backed Mao during World War II? It almost happened https://thechinaproject.com/2022/07/20/what-if-the-u-s-had-backed-mao-during-world-war-ii/ Wed, 20 Jul 2022 04:00:48 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=229493 The ballad of Qin Liangyu, China’s other woman warrior https://thechinaproject.com/2022/07/13/the-ballad-of-qin-liangyu-chinas-other-woman-warrior/ Wed, 13 Jul 2022 04:11:32 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=229172 July 5, 2009: The riots that changed everything in Xinjiang https://thechinaproject.com/2022/07/06/july-5-2009-the-riots-that-changed-everything-in-xinjiang/ Wed, 06 Jul 2022 04:00:50 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=228803 When the Yellow River changes course https://thechinaproject.com/2022/06/29/when-the-yellow-river-changes-course/ Wed, 29 Jun 2022 05:32:08 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=228468 A comprehensive mirror: Two years of This Week in China’s History https://thechinaproject.com/2022/06/08/a-comprehensive-mirror-two-years-of-this-week-in-chinas-history/ Wed, 08 Jun 2022 07:38:01 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=226912 A 17th-century mushroom cloud: The Wanggongchang explosion https://thechinaproject.com/2022/06/01/a-17th-century-mushroom-cloud-the-wanggongchang-explosion/ Wed, 01 Jun 2022 08:09:48 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=226570 France’s Hong Kong: The leased territory of Guangzhouwan https://thechinaproject.com/2022/05/25/frances-hong-kong-the-leased-territory-of-guangzhouwan/ Wed, 25 May 2022 04:00:26 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=226254 The Yangzhou massacre of 1645 https://thechinaproject.com/2022/05/18/the-yangzhou-massacre-of-1645/ Wed, 18 May 2022 06:52:07 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=225809 The Qinzong emperor’s banishment and the messiness of dynastic China https://thechinaproject.com/2022/05/11/the-qinzong-emperors-banishment-and-the-messiness-of-dynastic-china/ Wed, 11 May 2022 04:22:57 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=225421 May 4, 1919: Who were the heirs of the revolution? https://thechinaproject.com/2022/05/04/may-4-1919-who-were-the-heirs-of-the-revolution/ Wed, 04 May 2022 05:23:54 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=225064 Out of the Boxer Indemnities, a world-class university https://thechinaproject.com/2022/04/27/out-of-the-boxer-indemnities-a-world-class-university/ Wed, 27 Apr 2022 04:41:59 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=224733 A death on Coal Hill https://thechinaproject.com/2022/04/20/a-death-on-coal-hill/ Wed, 20 Apr 2022 05:49:53 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=224367 China’s pirate queen Zheng Yi Sao’s final success: retirement https://thechinaproject.com/2022/04/13/chinas-pirate-queen-zheng-yi-saos-final-success-retirement/ Wed, 13 Apr 2022 05:27:18 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=223938 A Mongol siege, the Black Death, and the end of two dynasties https://thechinaproject.com/2022/04/06/a-mongol-siege-the-black-death-and-the-end-of-two-dynasties/ Wed, 06 Apr 2022 04:04:13 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=223638 Terracotta Warriors: An archaeological find for the ages https://thechinaproject.com/2022/03/30/terracotta-warriors-an-archaeological-find-for-the-ages/ Wed, 30 Mar 2022 05:27:38 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=223287 The assassination of Song Jiaoren (and Chinese democracy) https://thechinaproject.com/2022/03/23/the-assassination-of-song-jiaoren-and-chinese-democracy/ Wed, 23 Mar 2022 05:19:41 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=222946 This Week in China’s History: The Dalai Lama flees Lhasa https://thechinaproject.com/2022/03/16/this-week-in-chinas-history-the-dalai-lama-flees-lhasa/ Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:10:21 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=222556 The last of the Chinese Labour Corps, Zhu Guisheng https://thechinaproject.com/2022/03/09/the-last-of-the-chinese-labour-corps-zhu-guisheng/ Wed, 09 Mar 2022 06:21:54 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=222284 The 228 Incident and the ambiguities of Taiwanese identity https://thechinaproject.com/2022/03/02/the-228-incident-and-the-ambiguities-of-taiwanese-identity/ Wed, 02 Mar 2022 07:33:22 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=221589 Xuanzang’s journey to the West — and back to Chang’an https://thechinaproject.com/2022/02/23/xuanzangs-journey-to-the-west-and-back-to-changan/ Wed, 23 Feb 2022 06:34:20 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=220008 The ‘necessary lessons’ of the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War https://thechinaproject.com/2022/02/16/the-necessary-lessons-of-the-1979-sino-vietnamese-war/ Wed, 16 Feb 2022 05:26:53 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=218861 An anti-American protest during the Chinese Civil War https://thechinaproject.com/2022/02/09/an-anti-american-protest-during-the-chinese-civil-war/ Wed, 09 Feb 2022 17:18:18 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=218228 The Tatsu Maru incident in the waning years of the Qing https://thechinaproject.com/2022/02/02/the-tatsu-maru-incident-in-the-waning-years-of-the-qing/ Wed, 02 Feb 2022 05:50:26 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=217400 The death of woman Wang and the life of Jonathan Spence https://thechinaproject.com/2022/01/26/the-death-of-woman-wang-and-the-life-jonathan-spence/ Wed, 26 Jan 2022 09:31:09 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=217170 The last voyage of famed Chinese admiral Zheng He https://thechinaproject.com/2022/01/19/the-last-voyage-of-famed-chinese-admiral-zheng-he/ Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:09:25 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=216928 Zunyi: The three-day meeting that pushed the CCP toward Mao https://thechinaproject.com/2022/01/12/zunyi-a-three-day-meeting-that-pushed-the-ccp-toward-mao/ Wed, 12 Jan 2022 05:37:55 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=216744 China’s ‘five-anti’ campaign of 1952 https://thechinaproject.com/2022/01/05/chinas-five-anti-campaign-of-1952/ Wed, 05 Jan 2022 07:46:18 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=216468 The birth of China’s most famous beer https://thechinaproject.com/2021/12/22/the-birth-of-chinas-most-famous-beer/ Wed, 22 Dec 2021 23:08:56 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=216071 Donglin movement: Morality and repression in imperial China https://thechinaproject.com/2021/12/15/donglin-movement-morality-and-repression-in-imperial-china/ Wed, 15 Dec 2021 09:19:24 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=215030 Wei Jingsheng’s ‘fifth modernization’: Democracy https://thechinaproject.com/2021/12/08/wei-jingshengs-fifth-modernization-democracy/ Wed, 08 Dec 2021 10:32:49 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=214701 The real battle at Lake Changjin https://thechinaproject.com/2021/12/01/the-real-battle-at-lake-changjin/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 11:00:42 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=214339 Harbin’s Confucius Temple and an embrace of nationalism https://thechinaproject.com/2021/11/24/harbins-confucius-temple-and-an-embrace-of-nationalism/ Wed, 24 Nov 2021 08:13:52 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=214026 Li Gui’s diary: A 19th-century Chinese account of the West https://thechinaproject.com/2021/11/17/li-guis-diary-a-19th-century-chinese-account-of-the-west/ Wed, 17 Nov 2021 14:23:33 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=213335 Luo Jialing, a.k.a. Liza Hardoon, and the height of global Shanghai https://thechinaproject.com/2021/11/10/luo-jialing-a-k-a-liza-hardoon-and-the-height-of-global-shanghai/ Wed, 10 Nov 2021 06:53:09 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=213122 Norman Bethune’s last surgery https://thechinaproject.com/2021/11/03/norman-bethunes-last-surgery/ Wed, 03 Nov 2021 07:29:29 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=212492 Treason in the early Qing — and the curious consequences https://thechinaproject.com/2021/10/27/treason-in-the-early-qing-and-the-curious-consequences/ Wed, 27 Oct 2021 06:34:41 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=212083 China’s great pirate, Zheng Zhilong, takes on the Dutch https://thechinaproject.com/2021/10/20/chinas-great-pirate-zheng-zhilong-takes-on-the-dutch/ Wed, 20 Oct 2021 05:25:21 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=211786 The story of China’s first atomic bomb https://thechinaproject.com/2021/10/13/the-story-of-chinas-first-atomic-bomb/ Wed, 13 Oct 2021 05:43:46 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=211504 The 1740 Batavia massacre of ethnic Chinese in Java https://thechinaproject.com/2021/10/06/the-1740-batavia-massacre-of-ethnic-chinese-in-java/ Wed, 06 Oct 2021 04:52:16 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=211226 Zhoushan: Britain’s forgotten (and first?) colony in China https://thechinaproject.com/2021/09/29/zhoushan-britains-forgotten-and-first-colony-in-china/ Wed, 29 Sep 2021 05:00:44 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=210859 Jiang Zemin and the PRC’s first orderly transfer of power https://thechinaproject.com/2021/09/22/jiang-zemin-and-the-prcs-first-orderly-transfer-of-power/ Wed, 22 Sep 2021 07:19:34 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=210605 In 1973, the Philadelphia Orchestra did its part to kickstart modern U.S.-China relations https://thechinaproject.com/2021/09/15/in-1973-the-philadelphia-orchestra-visited-china/ Wed, 15 Sep 2021 05:30:29 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=210356 U.S.-China trade was never intended to be fair https://thechinaproject.com/2021/09/08/u-s-china-trade-was-never-intended-to-be-fair/ Wed, 08 Sep 2021 11:16:55 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=210089 Rock Springs Massacre: A Chinatown burns in the American west https://thechinaproject.com/2021/09/01/rock-springs-massacre-a-chinatown-burns-in-the-american-west/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 04:21:24 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=209891 The last meeting of Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek https://thechinaproject.com/2021/08/25/the-last-meeting-of-mao-zedong-and-chiang-kai-shek/ Wed, 25 Aug 2021 05:41:45 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=209656 Burning the British mission in Beijing https://thechinaproject.com/2021/08/18/burning-the-british-mission-in-beijing/ Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:17:15 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=209462 The start of modern Sino-Japanese relations https://thechinaproject.com/2021/08/11/the-start-of-modern-sino-japanese-relations/ Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:03:57 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=209248 The Nanchang Uprising and the birth of the PLA https://thechinaproject.com/2021/08/04/the-nanchang-uprising-and-the-birth-of-the-pla/ Wed, 04 Aug 2021 18:48:18 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=209047 The sinking of the Kowshing and China’s catastrophic first war with Japan https://thechinaproject.com/2021/07/28/the-sinking-of-the-kowshing-and-chinas-catastrophic-first-war-with-japan/ Wed, 28 Jul 2021 16:21:15 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=208542 The Manchu queue: One hairstyle to rule them all https://thechinaproject.com/2021/07/21/the-manchu-queue-one-hairstyle-to-rule-them-all/ Wed, 21 Jul 2021 08:37:18 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=208319 Power of symbolism: The swim that changed Chinese history https://thechinaproject.com/2021/07/14/power-of-symbolism-the-swim-that-changed-chinese-history/ Wed, 14 Jul 2021 05:36:41 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=208089 There will never be another airport like Hong Kong’s Kai Tak https://thechinaproject.com/2021/07/07/there-will-never-be-another-airport-like-hong-kongs-kai-tak/ Wed, 07 Jul 2021 09:36:41 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=207809 In the 7th century, a Chinese coup of Shakespearean proportions https://thechinaproject.com/2021/06/30/in-the-7th-century-a-chinese-coup-of-shakespearean-proportions/ Wed, 30 Jun 2021 04:19:47 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=207609 Abbot Wang Yuanlu of Dunhuang: Villain or…? 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