Paul Bevan is a Sinologist, historian, and literary translator. He lectured in Modern Chinese Literature and Culture at the ...

Susan Dolling brings new translations of Tang Dynasty poets Meng Haoran, Wang Wei, and female poets to contemporary readers ...

Chris Ruffle in conversation on his latest novel. Chris Ruffle is a British author and businessman who has spent over ...

Throughout Maoist China's turbulent history, the artist Mu Xin sacrificed everything to create his art. While illegally imprisoned during the Cultural Revolution, he risked his life writing and ...

A one-armed martial arts master is being stalked by an Imperial assassin, the master of two fighters (the Tibetan Lamas) who were killed in the previous film. When the One-Armed Boxer is invited to ...

Three different stories of youth set in different cities of China. 1 Shanghai Love. 2 Sunny Breakfast. 3 Small Fashion Show. Directed by Zhenxing Yi, the plot revolves around a young man working in ...

Capturing Qing Dynasty China: The Mastery of Lai Afong’s Afong Studio. Hailing from Gaoming, Guangdong, Lai Afong (黎芳) emerged as a beacon of photographic brilliance during the latter half of China’s ...

Chinese history images, old photos of China, articles about Chinese history.

Actress Zhang Ziyi, actor-and-director Wu Jing, comedian Shen Teng, and actor-and-director Xu Zheng come together to direct four short films as part of a new anthology drama paying tribute to China’s ...

In the early years of 20th century a strange plague a ghost sightings haunt Phoenix City, a small town in China. A group of doctors is sent to the local church to investigate. While skeptical at first ...

Tang Yijie, the Construction Committee Director, falls off from the rooftop and dies in a demolition riot. Yang Jiadong, a young police officer starts his investigation and finds that Tang’s death is ...

In 1948, Shanghai was a city at the crossroads of dramatic historical change. It was one of the most vibrant and cosmopolitan cities in China, known for its unique blend of Chinese and Western ...