China’s “Hollywood”
Over the decades, the Manchu brothers produced a large number of movies and tv series that praise the Manchu invasion…
Game of Hunting
Game of Hunting (猎场), China’s latest TV series, is like a cyclopedia of contemporary Chinese business culture. The story is…
A Brief History of Chinese Soccer
Soccer, one of the most popular sports games in the world, has a contemporary history that spans more than 100…
A Drag Queen’s Romance
As folklore goes, during Ming Dynasty, there was a talented and good-looking young scholar named Zhou Wenbin living in the…
A Love Story of Butterflies
A love story about a pair of white butterflies is one of the most enduring Chinese legends that has been…
A Brief Introduction to Ancient Chinese Military Weapons
There were hundreds of different types of cold weapons in ancient Chinese battlefields, with the most commonly used including bow…
Chinese Garden Pavilions
A traditional Chinese pavilion is normally a covered small structure with little or no wall. These open structures were initially…
Battle of Red Cliffs, An Ancient Chinese Warfare
During the 3rd century, the once strong empire Han Dynast was crumbling and torn apart. The Battle in Red Cliffs…
Nirvana in Fire (11): the Theme Song
The wind begins to blow, the clouds start to grow, then all disperse into nothingness without a trace.
Nirvana in Fire (10): A Delayed Justice
Jingrui, Mei Changsu’s friend, found himself a deeply troubled man. His mother, the emperor’s sister, was pursued by a masked…
Nirvana in Fire (9): A True Identity Exposed
After returned to the capital, the emperor installed Prince Jing as the new Crown Prince. In the meanwhile, Layang Info…
Nirvana in Fire (8): A Military Coup
While the emperor, Prince Jing and Royal Guards Commander Meng Zhi went for a spring hunting excursion, back in the…
Nirvana in Fire (7): A Hunting Excursion
While Mei Changsu was forced to feed with a poisonous drug by Xia Jiang at Royal Discipline Committee, Lady Xia,…
A Brief Introduction to Chinese Chess
The earliest form of Chinese Chess can be traced back to the Warring States era when military strategists used small…
Advanced drainage System in the Ancient Beijing
In July 2012, a super storm lashed Beijing that saw part of the Chinese capital inundation with dozens of casualties…
America, Britain and Australia Facilitated Chinese Massacre 1965
Reportedly, some 400,00 to 500,000 ethnic Chinese and "Leftists" were killed in 1965 by the Indonesian military regime backed by…
Nirvana in Fire (6): A Rescue Operation
A plan to rescue former Red Flame Army general Wei Zheng was quickly drawn by Mei Changsu. Observing how the…