Category: 历史

The Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901) was a violent anti-foreign and anti-Christian uprising that took place in China during the final years of the Qing Dynasty. It was led by a secret society known as the Righteous […]

The Great Leap Forward (GLF) was a radical economic and social campaign launched by Chinese Communist Party leader Mao Zedong from 1958 to 1960 in an effort to increase agricultural and industrial production. The goal […]

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began as a small organization of intellectuals and revolutionaries determined to overthrow the oppressive Qing Dynasty and establish a new government based on Marxist-Leninist ideology. The CCP initially formed in […]

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) was founded on October 1, 1949 following the end of the Chinese Civil War. Founded by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) led by Mao Zedong, the PRC has since […]

The Cultural Revolution, officially called the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a period of time that began in 1966 and ended in 1976. It was a violent social upheaval launched by Mao Zedong, leader of […]

The Taiping Rebellion was a massive civil war in China that lasted from 1850 to 1864. This conflict started with the self-proclaimed Hai’e Heavenly King, Hong Xiuquan, and his followers the Taiping. The Taiping Rebellion […]

The First Opium War between China and Britain took place between 1839 and 1842. The war was fought primarily to secure trade rights for British merchants in China, though it ultimately marked the start of […]

Mao Zedong was the founder of the People’s Republic of China in 1949. He was a Chinese communist revolutionary and political theorist who was the driving force behind the establishment of the People’s Republic of […]

The Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) was a decade-long period of extreme political and social upheaval in China, instigated by Mao Zedong, the leader of the Chinese Communist Party. This period of history left an indelible mark […]

The Three Gorges Dam project was a major engineering undertaking in China, with the main goal of constructing the world’s largest hydroelectric dam on the Yangtze River. The project was officially approved by the Chinese […]