Live Tweeting the 2014 Spring Festival Gala: We watch so you don’t have to!
Five hours of equine nuttiness and patriotic fervor condensed into one post. [Read More...]
2014
The Year of the Horse
Tianjin. 6:00 a.m. Explosions. The Chinese New Year is upon us. What to expect in this Year of the Horse? [Read More...]
Academics?! What, they’re gonna study your study?
Searching for Zou Rong, Finding "The Wire" [Read More...]
I’m a Loser, Baby: The Life and Times of Prince Duan
The Qing court had more narcissistic drug-addled half-wits than Justin Bieber’s mansion, but even with that competition Prince Duan was something special. [Read More...]
Bad History: Modern Marvels – The Great Wall
Downloaded the "Great Wall" episode of Modern Marvels for a class. Wasted $1.99 on a History Channel fail. [Read More...]
A Forbidden City
Stopped at the gates of the Forbidden City, I had missed the cut-off time by five minutes. [Read More...]
The Great Wall of Qi?
Discovery of a wall in Shandong raises the question: just what makes a wall "Great"? [Read More...]
The Historical Record January 1, 1912: Sun Yat-sen named president of Republic of China
On this date in 1912, Sun Yat-sen was named the new president of the new Republic of China. Wacky hilarity then ensued. [Read More...]