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Explainer: Everything You Need to Know About October...

Take a break from your holiday planning to find out why you're having one in the first...
Journalist Stephen Claypole Reflects on His 1972 Trip...

Peeking behind the bamboo curtain: Stephen Claypole recalls the 1972 press delegation...
Explainer: Everything You Need to Know About Mid-Autumn...

What's with all those mooncakes?
This Day In History: Mao Coins Communist Slogan Serve...

Though death befalls all men alike, it may be weightier than Mount Tai or lighter...
This Day In History: Small Sword Society Take Shanghai...

Never underestimate an emaciated, opium smoking Cantonese ex-sugar broker...
Cigars, Coffins & Concubines: Dogmeat, China's Basest...

The day warlord Zhang Zongchang found out that it's a dog eat dog world.
This Day in History: The Central China Floods of 1931...

The deadliest natural disaster ever recorded.
This Day in History: First NBA Team to Play Basketball...

On August 24, 1979, the Washington Bullets became the first professional US sports...
This Day in History: Shanghai Jews Fleeing Nazi Persecution...

The total number Jews arriving at the open port of Shanghai by sea and land between...
This Day in History: Weibo Launched in China

Weibo’s start came at a turbulent time as both Twitter and Fanfou were temporarily...
This Day in History: The 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening...

A look back at the first ever Olympics to be hosted in China.
This Day In History: Korean War's Operation Big Switch...

The repatriation of remaining prisoners from both sides of the Korean War came with...

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