Category: 历史

The Cultural Revolution in China, which lasted from 1966-1976, was a period of massive social upheaval that sought to create a new, utopian society by eradicating the “four olds” (old ideas, old culture, old customs […]

The Great Leap Forward was a Chinese socialist economic and social campaign that was launched by Mao Zedong, then Chairman of the Communist Party of China, in 1958. The main goals of the Great Leap […]

The Sino-Japanese War was one of the major events in world history, having a lasting impact on the Chinese, Japanese and global geopolitical landscape. Marking the beginning of an era of Chinese subjugation to Japan, […]

Chiang Kai-shek was a Chinese political and military leader who served as the leader of the Kuomintang (KMT) and chairman of the National Government of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 until his death […]

The Republic of China (ROC) traces its origins to the 1911 revolution that overthrew the Qing dynasty and, with it, the millennia-old Chinese empire. This revolution was the culmination of a series of events, beginning […]

The Chinese Revolution, also known as the Cultural Revolution, took place from 1966 to 1976. It was a period of political and social upheaval in the People’s Republic of China, initiated by Mao Zedong, the […]

The First Opium War was a conflict fought between China and Britain from 1839 to 1842, which resulted in both short-term and long-term consequences for the two countries involved. In the immediate aftermath of the […]

The Boxer Rebellion was a violent anti-foreign, anti-imperialist uprising that began in China during the late 19th century. The rebellion lasted from November 1899 to September 7th, 1901 and was ultimately unsuccessful in achieving its […]

The Taiping Rebellion, also known as the Taiping Civil War, was a large-scale rebellion and civil war in China from 1850 to 1864. It was a revolutionary movement that aimed to overthrow the ruling Manchu-led […]

The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1911. It was the longest lasting dynasty in Chinese history and also the last to be established by non-Han people, […]