An Important Waypoint on Passage of Navigation History: Zheng He’s Sailing to West Ocean
An Important Waypoint on Passage of Navigation History: Zheng He’s Sailing to West Ocean By Jin Ding, Chaojian Shi and Adam Weintrit Paper…
Climate change, social unrest and dynastic transition in ancient China
Climate change, social unrest and dynastic transition in ancient China By Zhang Dian, Jim Chiyung, Lin Chusheng, He Yuanqing and Lee Fung Chinese…
The Transformation of Medieval Chinese Elites
The Transformation of Medieval Chinese Elites (850-1000 CE) By Nicolas Tackett PhD Dissertation, Columbia University, 2006 Abstract: Scholars of medieval China agree that between…
The Importance of Tang Dynasty Mothers to the Family Education
The importance of Tang Dynasty mothers to the family education was shown in the following aspects: studies and moral character.
An Early Age of Commerce in Southeast Asia, 900–1300 CE
An Early Age of Commerce in Southeast Asia, 900–1300 CE By Geoff Wade Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 40:2 (2009) Abstract: One…
Simultaneous auroral observations described in the historical records of China, Japan and Korea from ancient times to AD 1700
Simultaneous auroral observations described in the historical records of China, Japan and Korea from ancient times to AD 1700 Willis, D. M., Stephenson,…
Tens of thousands of Song Dynasty coins discovered in China
Over 4400 pounds of copper coins dating back to the Song Dynasty were uncovered earlier this week by construction workers digging in a…
The Marvelous Tale of Lady Tan: Between Central and Local in Song-Yuan-Ming China
The Marvelous Tale of Lady Tan: Between Central and Local in Song-Yuan-Ming China By Anne Gerritsen Medieval History Journal, Vol.11:2 (2008) Abstract: This…
The World of Khubilai Khan: A Revolution in Painting
The World of Khubilai Khan: A Revolution in Painting Lecture by Maxwell K. Hearn Given at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on October…
The World of Khubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty – A Retrospective
The World of Khubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty – A Retrospective Lecture by James C. Y. Watt On October 8,…
Heresy and orthodoxy in Song dynasty China (960-1279 C.E.)
Heresy and orthodoxy in Song dynasty China (960-1279 C.E.) By Robert Andrew Eddy Master’s Thesis, McGill University, 2007 Abstract: This thesis considers the…
The World of Khubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty – Exhibition at the Met
The Metropolitan Museum of Art will present a major international exhibition devoted to the art of the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)—one of the most…
Ancient and Medieval Chinese Recipes for Aphrodisiacs and Philters: A Survey of Mawangdui and Dunhuang Manuscripts
Ancient and Medieval Chinese Recipes for Aphrodisiacs and Philters: A Survey of Mawangdui and Dunhuang Manuscripts By Donald Harper Paper given at the Symposium on…
Interview with Rafe de Crespigny
Rafe de Crespigny is Professor Emeritus at the Australian National University. He is considered to be one of the most important historians on…
A Chinese in the Nubian and Abyssinian Kingdoms (8th Century): The visit of Du Huan to Molin-guo and Laobosa
A Chinese in the Nubian and Abyssinian Kingdoms (8th Century): The visit of Du Huan to Molin-guo and Laobosa By Wolbert Smidt Chroniques…
The Wall Street of the East : Ancient City of Ping Yao
This is Ping Yao, a city in the Shanshi Province of China. The fortified town dates back to the Ming Dynasty. And remains…
The Lying Dragon : The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China looks like a giant dragon lying across the mountains and desert. It is the worlds largest man-made structure.…
Book Review – Under Heaven
By Guy Gavriel Kay Publisher: Penguin Group Canada, March 30, 2010 ISBN: 9780670068098 Guy Gavriel Kay is one of the best known writers…
The West Shall Shake the East Awake: Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), A Jesuit in China
The West Shall Shake the East Awake: Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), A Jesuit in China By Francesco Guardiani Limina : Thresholds and borders ;…