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On This Day: Japanese Take Shanghai International Settlement

An inside look at the Japanese takeover of Shanghai's International Settlement, which began on December 8, 1941.

by Mark Felton, 08 December 2021

This Day in History: China's Deadliest Maritime Disaster

The sinking of SS Kiangya was the world's worst maritime disaster unrelated to military action.

by Ned Kelly, 03 December 2021

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: The Founding of the Shanghai Rugby Club

From the 1860s to the final kick of the International Settlement era.

by Simon Drakeford, 25 November 2021

This Day in History: Shanghai's Trams and Trolley Systems

Shanghai's first trolley bus started operations on November 14, 1914.

by That's, 14 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: The Chain-Smoking Socialite & the Panda

And the incredible story of the American socialite who became the first person to bring a giant panda to the US.

by That's, 09 November 2021

This Day in History: PR China Admitted into the United Nations

On October 25, 1971, the PRC was admitted into the UN.

by Tye Donaldson, 25 October 2021

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henryzeng

October 14, 2022 at 23:47 pm

Good for ppl in GBA that we can go Macao with amazing price of hotel rooms and LOW traffic

henryzeng

October 14, 2022 at 23:46 pm

Great article! And I’m soooo proud to live in China where there’s no Malaria spreading. I’ve seen the severities and dangers of this disease when I traveled to Kenya. I hope Kenya can learn from the experiences of China and kill this annoying disease.

Frankthetank

July 2, 2021 at 13:21 pm

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