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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: Haicheng Earthquake Prediction World First

On February 4, 1975, Chinese authorities claim to be the first to successfully predict an earthquake.

by Ned Kelly, 02 February 2023

This Day in History: Down to the Countryside Movement Launched

Chairman Mao proclaims 'We too have two hands, let us not laze about in the city.'

by Ned Kelly, 19 December 2022

Meet the Siberian Weasel, China's Urban Rat Catcher

Shanghai’s number one rat catcher

by Ned Kelly, 22 April 2021

This Day in History: When Muhammad Ali Came to China

Praying in the Great Mosque of Xi'an and sparring with a Brawl on the Bund referee: a look back on the 1985 visit of The Greatest to the Middle Kingdom

by Ned Kelly, 20 May 2022

Shanghai's Infamous Ward Road Gaol – The Alcatraz of the Orient

Conditions inside the Gaol were considered to be some of the harshest in the world.

by Ned Kelly, 18 May 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

This Day in History: Mukden Tiger Warlord Assassinated by Japan

On June 4, 1928, a train carrying warlord Zhang Zuolin from Beijing to Shenyang was ripped apart by a huge explosion.

by Ned Kelly, 05 June 2023

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

This Day in History: Haicheng Earthquake Prediction World First

This Day in History: Down to the Countryside Movement Launched

Meet the Siberian Weasel, China's Urban Rat Catcher

This Day in History: When Muhammad Ali Came to China

Shanghai's Infamous Ward Road Gaol – The Alcatraz of the Orient

This Day in History: The Coup of Empress Dowager Cixi

This Day in History: Mukden Tiger Warlord Assassinated by Japan

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