During the Cultural Revolution in China (1966-1976), a period marked by widespread violence and repression, millions of young …
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CorruptionEditor's Pick
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Several great monks have achieved incorruptible bodies after their passing on China’s Jiuhua Mountain. Master Daxing, born in …
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Shanghai socialite Zheng Nian’s Life and Death in Shanghai, published in the late 1980s, was China’s first independent autobiographical …
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HistoryEditor's Pick
An Ordinary Woman’s Extraordinary Deeds During the Cultural Revolution
by Armin Auctorby Armin AuctorMore than 20 years ago, I learned of a woman’s remarkable deed from Zhu Renxiu, the uncle of …
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Human RightsEditor's Pick
Entrepreneur Hu Liren’s Awakening to the Political Persecution in China
by Emma Luby Emma LuHu Liren, born in 1967 in Shangyu, Zhejiang — one of China’s wealthiest rural areas — rode the …
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Pan Yuliang (1895-1977), also known as Zhang Yuliang, with the courtesy name Shixiu, was a native of Yangzhou, …
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In November 1970, a 16-year-old girl named Zhao Ruoxi, who had grown up in a bustling Chinese metropolis, …
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Human RightsEditor's Pick
Chinese Peking Opera Master Ma Lianliang and His Head-On Collision With Mao
Peking Opera performer Ma Lianliang and his family lived in a courtyard opposite the National Cultural Palace in …
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ChinaEditor's Pick
The Superstitious Side of Mao Zedong: A Glimpse Into the Mystical Practices of China’s Former Leader
by Max Luby Max LuMao Zedong, the founder of the People’s Republic of China, is often remembered for his communist ideologies and …
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Human RightsEditor's Pick
Zhao Jiuzhang: The Father of China’s Satellites and His Tragic End
by Max Luby Max LuZhao Jiuzhang, a renowned Chinese meteorologist, geophysicist, and space physicist is hailed as the ‘Father of Chinese Satellites.’ …