Sandouping is a town in Yiling District of Yichang city in the Chinese province of Hubei. It is located on the southern bank of the…
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China’s Spiritual Tapestry
The histories of Taoism and Buddhism in China as well as the interactions between Tibetan Buddhism and the Qing emperors are areas of growing interest…
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A Court on Horseback
A Court on Horseback is a scholarly book that examines briefly the 6 southern tours made by Emperor Kang Hsi, and in detail the 6…
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Political Censorship in British Hong Kong
The British line that “freedom of speech in HK is a legacy of the British ” is a myth. It never existed based on archival…
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The Golden Urn – Part 1
The Golden Urn refers to an urn made at the instruction of Emperor Chian Lung when he was in his Summer Palace in Chengde. He…
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Voyages of Discovery
There are 2 famous voyages of discovery in history. They are the Lewis and Clark’s Corp of Discovery across the American West [ 1804- 1806]…
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