While the Song dynasty saw huge advancements in culture, commerce and technology, it also gave rise to the horrific practice of foot binding. The witch hat can be seen everywhere, from Halloween ...

To understand Chinese culture, it is necessary to go back to the very beginning of its civilisation. In this series, we look at the most influential dynasties in Chinese history and how each, with its ...

In China, Song Binbin was the face of Cultural Revolution turmoil, the Red Guard who helped spark the deadly persecution of teachers and was given a nickname that means “militant” by Mao Zedong. In ...

In the story “Luocha Haishi” a Chinese merchant gets lost at sea and ends up in a faraway land. The place is called Luocha, a word that refers to demons. But its people say they value beauty above all ...