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This Day in History: The Discovery of Peking Man
And its mysterious disappearance in World War II...
by Ned Kelly, 02 December 2021
This Day in History: China Ends the Eunuch Era
Finally banned in 1924, the system had endured for over 3,000 years and through 25 dynasties.
by Ned Kelly, 25 November 2021
This Day in History: When Albert Einstein Came to Shanghai
On arrival the Swedish consulate reiterated that he had officially been awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics.
by Ned Kelly, 13 November 2021
This Day in History: China’s First KFC Opens by Tiananmen Square
On November 12, 1987, KFC made its debut in China near Qianmen in Beijing.
by Emily Guzman, 12 November 2021
This Day in History: The Birth of Sun Yat-sen, Father of Modern China
To this day, more than 150 years after his birth, Sun is one of the most revered political figures among Chinese people.
by Jonathan Zhong, 12 November 2021
This Day in History: The Coup of Empress Dowager Cixi
The 1861 power grab of the woman who went on to control the Qing Dynasty.
by Ned Kelly, 02 November 2021
Still Writing Aged 94 – Renowned Chinese Author Yang Jiang
We take a look at author and translator Yang Jiang who once lived in Dongluojuan Hutong.
by Alistair Baker-Brian, 29 March 2021
This Day in History: Lu Yongxiang – Shanghai's Forgotten Warlord
The decade after the fall of the Qing Dynasty was the age of warlordism.
by Dan Stein, 25 March 2021
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