The German philosopher George Hegel famously said, “The only thing that we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history.” “人类从历史中学到的唯一教训，就是人类无法从历史中学到任何教训。”（德国哲学家黑格尔） Since childhood I was ...

In the 8th century BC, power became decentralized during the Spring and Autumn Period (春秋時代), named after the influential Spring and Autumn Annals . In this period, local military leaders used by the ...

Frustrated by the Qing court's resistance to reform and by China's weakness, young officials, military officers, and students—inspired by the revolutionary ideas of Sun Yat-sen (孙中山)—began to advocate ...

The Tang era of imperial China is regarded by historians as the golden age of arts and culture, a period spanning nearly 300 ...

It’s hard to say how old Chinese culture actually is, but it’s one of the oldest that still has a presence in the modern world. Legends claim that the earliest rulers in China were the Xia Dynasty, ...

China’s Communist Party often speaks proudly about what it claims to be 5,000 years of Chinese civilization. But its leaders are still struggling to decide what they should say about the past few ...

Reflections | The surprising history of beer in China, from li to Tsingtao From ancient China’s fermented grain drink li to the founding of Tsingtao Brewery, China has a long history of brewing. 3 Oct ...

Few countries showcase living history like China. From the iconic Forbidden City to diverse landscapes and building styles, China has a rich cultural and architectural legacy. As the world’s largest ...

Andrea Janku enjoys a study of the nation-building role of China's great rivers, the Yellow and the Yangtze. Nearly 70 years ago, Chinese anthropologist Fei Xiaotong published From the Soil (1947).

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BEIJING, Sept 30 (Reuters) - China's government on Wednesday accused Taiwan of "desecrating the martyrs" with its criticism ...