Category: 历史

Mao Zedong (1893-1976) was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman of the People’s Republic of China for more than three decades. During this period, he enacted sweeping reforms that would shape China […]

The Great Leap Forward, a major economic and social campaign launched by Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong in 1958, had a profound effect on virtually all aspects of Chinese culture. In an effort to […]

The Sino-Japanese War was a critical component to the lead up to World War II. The war, which spanned from July 1937 to September 1945, pitted not only China and Japan against each other, but […]

The Chinese Revolution of 1949 was a major historical event in the formative history of modern China, transforming the nation from an Imperial state to a Communist one. The events of the revolution are thought […]

The founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) was one of the most significant events in modern Chinese history and its effects are felt around the world. The PRC is today one of the […]

The Nanchang Uprising was a major event in the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) revolutionary history and provided the first opportunity for the fledgling party to initiate armed struggle against the Kuomintang (KMT). The uprising, which […]

The Boxer Rebellion, also known as the Righteous and Harmonious Fists Rebellion, was an anti-foreign, anti-Christian, and pro-imperialist uprising in China between 1899 and 1901. It began as a peasant movement led by young members […]

The Opium Wars were two wars fought between China and Great Britain between 1839 and 1860. They were fought over the control of opium trade. The opium trade, which had been going on since the […]

The Qin and Han Dynasties were linked through the founding of imperial China. It was during the reign of the Qin Dynasty (221 BC – 206 BC) that China first became unified under a single […]

The Great Wall of China is a symbol of resilience and strength for Chinese people, as well as for the world. It stands as a testament to the ingenuity and creativity of the Chinese people […]