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Imperial China's Dynasties
Mountain View Telegraph· 57 minutes agoThe Xia dynasty was the first of many ancient Chinese ruling houses, thought to exist from around 2070 B.C.E. until 1600 B.C.E. Yet the actual existence...
Beijing History: Old Names, Timeline
Mountain View Telegraph· 4 days agoBeijing has a history of about 3,000 years, and it is one of the four ancient cities of China. Beijing has almost continually been the capital for the...
Hong Kong arrests three people in intensifying crackdown on dissent
Semafor via Yahoo News· 3 days agoHong Kong is at an economic crossroads Sources: Semafor, Nikkei Asia Hong Kong is struggling to...
Jilin Province
Mountain View Telegraph· 2 days agoJilin, along with Heilongjiang and Liaoning, was one of the three provinces that made up what was formerly called Manchuria and what is now referred to...
Startling photo shows brutal capital punishment method in Mongolia
UNILAD· 6 days agoA harrowing old photo shows a method of capital punishment that was once used in Mongolia. When it...
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Mountain View Telegraph· 2 days agoGuangxi was named by the Song Dynasty (960–1279) when the region was known as ‘Wide South, Western Route’, meaning the western half of land south of the...
Analysis: A new generation of Chinese democracy seekers gathers in Tokyo
Nikkei Asian Review· 4 days ago'Goddess of Democracy' comes to Japan to mark 35th Tiananmen anniversary
Jiangxi Province
Mountain View Telegraph· 4 days agoLying in a geographical depression between China’s western highlands and China’s coastal ranges, Jiangxi is bound by the provinces of Hubei and Anhui to...
A place with a sense of history
China Daily· 6 days agoAncient town retains charm of the past with modern efficiency, Li Wensha and Li Yingxue report in Nantong, Jiangsu province. A century ago, the tall clock tower's bell rang out, signaling the ...
China’s latest aircraft carrier is much more than a big ship
Defense One· 3 days agoWhen China’s third aircraft carrier made its maiden voyage last month, the Western press reported on...
