Focusing on Cangzhou 滄州, I examine how capital region communities memorialized the northern chapter of the Taiping Civil War, even as for the rest of the empire, the war remained unfinished until 1864 ...

Remarkably, China was also struck by what’s been called the bloodiest civil war in human history less than a century before the guns of WW2 fell silent: the Taiping Rebellion (1850 to 1864).

Taiping, which means “everlasting peace” in Chinese, was established in 1874 following the end of the Larut War, to mark the peace between warring tin mining groups. Back then, Taiping was a ...

In the smouldering powder keg of San Francisco, Chi-en Shambles is exiled from his own Chinatown community. Can his extraordinary talents and natural decency win acceptance, and love where a man is ...

Finally, a romantic tale of the silent cinema and post-First World War redemption set in York ... I find Chinese history and culture inspiring and educational. Researching the Taiping Rebellion which ...

A news report from Publicity Department of the CPC Guiyang Municipal Committee:A Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) military post in ...

Along both sides of the course, there are also distinctive cultural cheering stations featuring war drums for cheering ... (single-stringed plucked ballad), Taiping Drum Dance, Changsuihua ...

At first, it’s easy to think that the phrase may you live in interesting times is a form of wishing someone well. After all, interesting times are better than boring ones, right? But in fact, the most ...

"Taiping Island, situated 1,600 kilometres southwest of Kaohsiung, is the largest of the Spratly Islands. (ANI) YANGON, ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping called this week for troops to strengthen their preparedness for war, state media reported today, just days after Beijing staged large-scale military drills around Taiwan.