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This Day in History: British Handover Hong Kong to China
On July 1, 1997, China resumed its control of Hong Kong after 156 years of British rule.
by Adrienne Hoe, 01 July 2022
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
This Day in History: The Charging Bull on the Bund
Arturo Di Modica's "redder, younger and stronger" Wall Street Bull.
by Ned Kelly, 13 May 2022
Opium Smuggling & Femme Fatales: A New Paul French Podcast
January 1939: Seto Gin is busted smuggling several dozen tins of opium from Hong Kong to San Francisco.
by Ned Kelly, 15 March 2022
The Story Behind the Leaping Horses on Nanjing Xi Lu
"Horses are auspicious and brave, symbolizing the spirit of moving forward, which totally matches with Chinese ideals."
by Ned Kelly, 28 February 2022
The Story Behind the Oriental Light Sculpture by the Science & Tech Museum
A fully functioning sundial, the needle running through the center of the object was aligned by astronomers from the Shanghai Observatory.
by Ned Kelly, 26 February 2022
The Story Behind the Flower Tree Sculpture on Hongqiao Lu
The 16-meter-high bouquet has been a divisive public artwork ever since it appeared in 2006.
by Ned Kelly, 26 February 2022
This Day in History: China's First Post-Cultural Revolution Ad
The ad men follow on from the mad men.
by Ned Kelly, 04 January 2022
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