The feather inlay jewellery embellishing craft is one that has thousands of years of history. This article gives an overview of the craft and its historical references, as well as introduces the mo…| Hanfugirl
A June visit to a Gelug monastery by the Chinese leader hinted at a response to US moves as well as future plans for the Qinghai-Tibet plateau| Tea House
Over on Historians at Bristol I’ve posted a short note on my search for the University of Bristol’s first Chinese graduate. It took me to Paris, New York, Beijing, and back to Bristol, or, to be precise, Horfield. Looking for Chan Ching Yau: the first Chinese undergraduate at Bristol| Robert Bickers
The Han dynasty (漢朝/汉朝; pinyin: Hàncháo, 202 BC – 220 AD) was the longest imperial dynasty in Chinese history, ruling for over 400 years. Its impact on Chinese society, culture and political system was so profound that the word “Han” is used to this day as the ethnic designation of the majority population of the […]| The Greater China Journal
Disclaimer: this article contains descriptions of torture. Readers’ discretion is advised. In the year 221 BC, Ying Zheng (嬴政), ruler of the kingdom of Qin (秦), completed the conquest of his rival states, established a unified empire, and gave himself the title of First Emperor (始皇帝, Shi Huangdi). Qin had achieved supremacy by implementing reforms […]| The Greater China Journal
Han Feizi (韓非子, pinyin: Hán Fēizǐ, “Master Han Fei”, c. 280-233 BC), was an influential Legalist philosopher from the ancient Chinese kingdom of Han who lived during the latter part of the Eastern Zhou period (771–256 BC). During that era, various philosophies developed and vied with one another in the kingdoms that occupied the central […]| The Greater China Journal