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Historical Events
China: from ancient to modern
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鴉片戰爭 (Opium Wars 1839-60)
Taiping Rebellion (1851-64)
Boxer Rebellion (1900)
Last of the Qing & Rise of China (1901-25)
Roots of Communism in China
Battle of China (1931-44)
The Long March (長征 1934-36 )
Nanjing Masacre (南京大屠杀 1937)
Century of Humiliation (1839-1949)
Chinese Civil War (1945-49)
中华人民共和国开国大典 (1949)
Great Leap Forward (1958)
Cold War (1949-72)
Nixon in China (1972)
香港歷史 (Hong Kong 1841-1997)
Hong Kong Handover (香港回歸 1997)
澳門回歸 (Macau Handover 1999)
抗戰勝利70週年 (V-Day Parade 2015)
China in Transformation (1949-2019)
China in Space (1992-2020)
China's Moon Missions (2024)
How China Became So Powerful (1976-2025)

Historical Figures
Confucius (孔子 551-479 BC)
Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇 259-210 BC)
Wu Zetian (武則天 624-705 AD)
Kublai Khan (1215-94)
Zheng He (鄭和 1371-1443)
孫中山 (Sun Yat Sen 1866-1925)
Mao Tse Tung (毛澤東 1893-1976)
周恩來 (Zhou En Lai 1898-1976)
Deng Xiao Ping (鄧小平 1904-97)
錢學森 (Qian Xue Sen 1911-2009)
Xi Jinping (習近平 1953-)

Special Interests
National Profile
Every Chinese Name Tells a Story
Origin of Every Chinese Dialect
Story of Chinese Tea
Story of Chopsticks
History of Mandarin Chinese
History of Eunuchs in China
Story of Foot Binding in China
Feng Shui Explained
中國56個民族 (56 Minorities)
Ethnic Minorities
Hakka Explained
Hakka Overseas
Han Chinese
Hmong Minority
Austronesians Origins
Taiwan Ethnic People Explained
Tribes of Taiwan
東方紅: 音樂舞蹈史詩 (East Is Red 1965)
長江三峽大壩 (Three Gorges Dam)
China's Bridge Construction Technology
China's High-speed Rail Network
How The Communist Party Run China
Megaprojects
Wonders of China

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