Category: 历史

The Ming Dynasty was founded by the Hongwu Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang, in 1368. He was a penniless peasant from Anhui province who became a fierce rebel leader and founded what would become the largest empire […]

The Treaty of Nanjing was signed between the Chinese Empire and Britain in 1842. The British representative was Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pottinger, the first Governor of Hong Kong, and the Chinese representative was Keying, a […]

The People’s Republic of China was founded in October 1949 by Mao Zedong (also known as Chairman Mao), leader of the Chinese Communist Party. Mao led a political and social revolution in China that aimed […]

The Sino-Japanese War, also known as the Second Sino-Japanese War or the China Incident, began on July 7, 1937 and lasted until September 2, 1945. It was a military conflict between China and Japan that […]

The Cultural Revolution was a period of massive upheaval and transformation in China that began in 1966, when then-Chairman Mao Zedong declared it as a movement to promote communist thought and create a new wave […]

The history of religious life in China extends back to ancient times, when various primitive animistic beliefs were the primary form of spiritual expression. During the period of the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BCE), the Chinese […]

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) came to power in 1949 in what is known as the Chinese Revolution. In a manner has been described as a ‘peaceful revolution’ and ‘great transformation’, the CCP defeated the […]

The Taiping Rebellion began in Guangxi Province, China, in 1850 and lasted until 1864. It was a complex and bloody conflict, which resulted in more than 20 million deaths, making it the deadliest civil war […]

Confucianism is a Chinese philosophical tradition that has had a profound impact on Chinese culture and society since its emergence over two thousand years ago. Confucian values of loyalty, respect, virtue, and filial piety have […]

The Boxer Rebellion was an anti-imperialist and nationalist uprising that occurred in China from 1899 to 1901. The rebellion was driven by a xenophobic Chinese secret society known as the “Righteous and Harmonious Fists” or […]