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This Day in History: Zhu Jianhua Sets High Jump World Record
On June 11, 1983 Shanghai-born high jumper Zhu Jianhua cleared 2.37m at a meet in Beijing, setting a new world record.
by Ned Kelly, 09 June 2023
Did This Chinese Man Have Sex With an Alien?
There's strange, and then there's this story...
by Matthew Bossons, 07 June 2023
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
Explainer: The Story Behind Dragon Boat Festival
What's with all these dragon boats anyway?
by Cathy Wu, 18 May 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: China Enacts New Marriage Law
When Mao Zedong famously declared "Women hold up half the sky."
by Ned Kelly, 26 April 2023
Explainer: How May 1 Became International Workers' Day
Why does China have a holiday for wrongly executed US terror suspects?
by Ryan Kilpatrick, 26 April 2023
This Day in History: China Launches Panda Diplomacy with US
Mao sent Nixon a pair of pandas.
by Ned Kelly, 14 April 2023
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