This Day in History: The Death of Puyi, China’s Last Emperor

Puyi was only 3 years old when he sat on the 'Dragon Throne.'

by Tristin Zhang, 17 October 2023

This Day in History: China’s First Man in Space

On this day in 2003, Yang Liwei endured a 21-and-a-half-hour flight, completing 14 orbits of the Earth

by Ned Kelly, 16 October 2023

This Day in History: China's Qing Dynasty UFO Incident of 1892

‘Red Flame Soaring in the Sky.’

by Ned Kelly, 27 September 2023

This Day in History: Birth of 'Lust, Caution' Author Eileen Chang

Writer of Lust, Caution born in Shanghai.

by Ned Kelly, 27 September 2023

This Day in History: Shanghai's Yongkang Lu Bar Street Shut Down

On July 11, 2016, a Shanghai mayor vowed to close down the city's most infamous bar street, kickstarting a dramatic shutdown.

by Bridget O'Donnell, 11 July 2023

This Day in History: The Marco Polo Bridge Incident

On July 7, 1937, the cataclysmic event that led to the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War.

by Steve George, 08 July 2023

TDIH: Train Robbing Bandits & the Lincheng Outrage

The capture of famed foreigners and journalists made this a major international event in China's history.

by Tristin Zhang, 04 May 2023

This Day in History: Pearl S. Buck's 'The Good Earth' Published

Hailed in the West as the most important book about China since 'The Travels of Marco Polo'.

by Ned Kelly, 02 March 2023

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