Category: 历史

The history of Chinese invasions of Vietnam is complex, often chaotic, and ever changing. Throughout the centuries, the two nations have clashed militarily, politically and culturally. Though there have been significant periods of war and […]

The Treaty of Versailles for China, signed in 1919, was a complex treaty between the victorious Allied powers and China that not only ended the hostilities of World War I but also reset the political […]

The First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895) was a significant event in the history of East Asia, bringing about an end to the Pax Sinica which had lasted for over 200 years. The war pitted the combined […]

The leader of the Communist Party of China when it came to power in 1949 was Mao Zedong. Mao was born in 1893 and was one of the founding members and the chairman of the […]

The Great Leap Forward, which began in 1958, was a movement initiated by Mao Zedong, the leader of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to modernize and industrialize the economy for rapid development. The program […]

The Chinese Civil War was a conflict between the nationalist Kuomintang (KMT) and the communist People’s Liberation Army (PLA). It started in 1927 and continued until 1950 with a few breaks of cease-fire along the […]

The Manchu Conquest of China in the early 17th century marked a major shift in the history of the region. The conquest ushered in a period of Manchu rule known as the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911), […]

The Great Wall of China was built, rebuilt, and maintained between the 5th century BC and the 16th century. Construction on the wall began during the Zhou Dynasty, which spanned the period from 1046 to […]

The Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) was a period of great prosperity and innovation in Chinese culture, when advances were made in many areas of government, economy, and social life. These changes had an immense impact […]

The Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) was a tumultuous and violent period in the history of China, during which Mao Zedong and his political allies sought to radically transform China’s existing socio-political structures, culture, and economic system. […]