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112 years after the last Qing emperor abdicated, China has yet to come to grips with its past, as the authorities have still not ‘finalised’ the official version of 268 years of history.
- In the run-up to Lai’s inauguration on Monday, resistance in the military to removing statues of the late leader raises questions about its loyalty
- Analysts warn of consequences if ‘political correctness permeates the military’ and politics has an outsize influence on military operations
An ancient form of traditional Chinese opera which involves performers changing their faces with a rapidity that defies the human eye still spellbinds audiences today.
Readers discuss why the time is right for China to press Russia on unequal treaties signed during Soviet times, the ban on a Hong Kong protest song, and the pleasures of ‘zoning out’.
Archaeologists excavating a tomb in eastern China said it is the most complex structure of its kind, leading to hypotheses that it belonged to a Chu state king.
Namhansanseong, a Unesco World Heritage site in South Korea, is an impressive yet little-known fortress built as an emergency capital city should Manchu forces invade Seoul.
Analysis of two 2,500-year-old skeletons suggests the men had their legs amputated as a form of penal punishment, a common practice at the time.
The recent jailing of a woman in China for using ground-down poppy seeds in her hotpot cooking has stirred controversial memories about the plant. The Post explains why.
In 1992, eight years after his first visit, China’s leader Deng Xiaoping returned to the rapidly growing Shenzhen special economic zone whose transformation he had orchestrated.
The Great Wall of China is the country’s most famous monument, and it is full of interesting facts that may not be well known to the general public.
A user believed to be from China claims in the clip that some Chinese Singaporeans were offended at being called ‘compatriot’, suggesting they had forgotten their roots.
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Scientists are studying China’s Meihua Fortress to see how it managed to withstand repeated attacks over centuries.
With its young people moving away, the culture and history of Tai O on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island were at risk of being forgotten. A non-profit foundation stepped in 15 years ago to help preserve them.
Memories of three generations of women from Communist China, Hong Kong and California and the traumas they carried with them are at the heart of Feeding Ghosts, Tessa Hulls’ debut graphic novel.
A total of 38 artefacts from the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties have been returned at a handover ceremony.
Every year, China’s National Cultural Heritage Administration reveals its top 10 archaeological discoveries from the past year, sometimes called the “Oscars of Archaeology”.
Archaeologists in China found more than 10,000 bamboo slips from the Wu state of the Three Kingdoms dynasty that detailed regional governance.
A new book published by Hong Kong’s Blacksmith Books features images of Chongqing shot by war correspondent Melville Jacoby that paint a picture of life in China’s temporary capital on the Yangtze.
The veteran aerospace engineer was described as a ‘hidden dragon’ at an awards ceremony hosted by the state broadcaster CCTV
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The analysis of the remains of Emperor Wu from the Northern Zhou dynasty also offers an alternative theory to an ancient suspicion he was killed by poison.
The former president was speaking after a ceremony in the mainland province of Shaanxi to honour the Yellow Emperor, a legendary ancestor of the Chinese people.
A writer and filmmaker recounts her Chinese great-grandmother’s remarkable journey, from rejecting having her feet bound as a toddler in Shanghai to being matriarch of a far-flung and adoring family.
Archaeologists in China unearthed the Ming dynasty tomb of a high-ranking eunuch featuring beautifully preserved ornate artwork, funerary sacrifices, and a gorgeous doorway.
China’s final imperial ruler had his British tutor, Reginald Johnston, but less known are the lives of Puyi’s wife Wanrong and her American tutor, Isabel Ingram. Paul French explores their friendship.
Archaeologists in central China continue to unearth insightful new findings from the tomb of Prince Jin Duan, a foundational member of the Ming Dynasty royal line.
A new book containing reproductions of 127 printed European maps of Ming and Qing China from 1584 to 1735 reveals how they helped paint a reasonably accurate picture of the Middle Kingdom for the first time.
