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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: 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: PR China Admitted into the United Nations
On October 25, 1971, the PRC was admitted into the UN.
by Tye Donaldson, 25 October 2021
Wan Rong, Wife of Last Emperor Puyi and Her 'Progressive' Father
Wan Rong was the wife of China's last emperor Puyi and once lived in Beijing's Mao’er Hutong.
by Alistair Baker-Brian, 27 May 2021
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
The Mysterious Death of Chinese Warlord Wu Peifu
Warlord Wu Peifu once lived in Beijing's Shijin Huayuan Hutong until his somewhat mysterious death in 1939.
by Alistair Baker-Brian, 10 May 2021
Still Writing Aged 94 – Renowned Chinese Author Yang Jiang
We take a look at author and translator Yang Jiang who once lived in Dongluojuan Hutong.
by Alistair Baker-Brian, 29 March 2021
This Day in History: Lu Yongxiang – Shanghai's Forgotten Warlord
The decade after the fall of the Qing Dynasty was the age of warlordism.
by Dan Stein, 25 March 2021
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