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  1. 05/14/2022

    A III Century Chinese Account of the Roman Empire

    The Weilue, a 3rd-century Chinese historical literature, contains details of Roman life. The Chinese and Roman empires had relatively little mutual knowledge. The papers show only a few instances of direct conversation. MORE: A Third Century Chinese Account of the Roman Empire

    A III Century Chinese Account of the Roman Empire

  2. 05/05/2022

    The Campaign to Exterminate the Sparrow in China during the Great Leap Forward

    During the Great Leap Forward, between 1958 and 1962, the Four Pests campaign was one of the initial initiatives. Rats, mosquitoes, flies, and common sparrows were the four plagues to be eradicated, according to Chinese authorities. The extinction of the sparrows caused a catastrophic ecological imbalance and was one of the causes of the Great Chinese Famine, which killed tens of millions of people between 1958 and 1962. MORE: The Tragic Four Pests Campaign to Wipe Out the Sparrow

    The Campaign to Exterminate the Sparrow in China during the Great Leap Forward

  3. 05/02/2022

    The strange case of the Chinese cross-dresser spy Shi Pei Pu

    The story of Shee Pei Pu, an opera singer, and spy, pretended to be a woman and had a 20-year sexual connection with a French employee in order to collect information. MORE: The bizarre story of the Chinese spy Shi Pei Pu

    The strange case of the Chinese cross-dresser spy Shi Pei Pu

  4. 04/14/2022

    History of the Society of Heaven and Earth, Tiandihui

    Tiandihui, or the Society of Heaven and Earth, is a Chinese fraternal organization and religious group. It is also known as Hongmen. MORE: Tiandihui or Hongmen, the Society of Heaven and Earth

    History of the Society of Heaven and Earth, Tiandihui

  5. 04/13/2022

    The Origins of the White Lotus in China

    The White Lotus was a Buddhist political and religious movement that believed in an all-powerful female divinity known as the "Unborn Old Mother," who would collect all of her offspring into one giant family at the end of the millennium. MORE: History of the White Lotus

    The Origins of the White Lotus in China

  6. 04/11/2022

    The Origins of the Way of the Celestial Masters, the First Great Daoist Sect

    Zhang Ling, commonly known as Zhang Daoling, developed the Way of the Celestial Masters. In the year 142, Zhang Ling established a theocratic state in the region that is now known as Sichuan. MORE: Way of the Celestial Masters

    The Origins of the Way of the Celestial Masters, the First Great Daoist Sect

  7. 04/09/2022

    History and facts of the Yellow Turbans Rebellion against the Han Dynasty

    The Yellow Turbans insurrection was the first revolt associated with Taoist secret societies, and it has gone down in history as a backdrop to the great Chinese literary masterpiece "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms." MORE: The Taoist Rebellion of the Yellow Turbans

    History and facts of the Yellow Turbans Rebellion against the Han Dynasty

  8. 04/08/2022

    The first peasant rebellion in China: the Red Eyebrows

    Around 17 A.D., the people were unable to support themselves due to the mistakes in governance made by Wang Mang, the Han dynasty's usurper, particularly the introduction of new land reform, conscription, and the simultaneous flooding of the Yellow River, which particularly affected the region of today's Shandong and northern Jiangsu. MORE: History of the Red Eyebrows

    The first peasant rebellion in China: the Red Eyebrows
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