Stories about Ancient History in Beijing
Picture StoryLeeya Amin - leeyayid [82] Fun experience
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Film Review: Raise the Red LanternCeleste Heiter - cheiter [29,110] Rivalry, treachery and conspiracy abound when concubine number four joins the palatial household of a wealthy Chinese aristocrat, where his other three wives are already ensconced. Wife number one is...
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Film Review: HeroCeleste Heiter - cheiter [29,110] With a curriculum vitae that includes Red Sorghum, Raise the Red Lantern, Ju Dou, and The Road Home, is it any wonder that Zhang Yimou has produced yet another cinematic gem? Set in ancient China,...
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Ancient Chinese map of Africa poses unanswered questionsAgence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579] The recent unveiling in South Africa's parliament of a replica of an ancient Chinese map of the then known world which includes a recognisable outline of Africa is raising intriguing questions of...
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Book Review: Six Records of a Floating Life by Shen FuCeleste Heiter - cheiter [29,110] Long revered as a classic work of Chinese literature, Six Records of a Floating Life is the autobiographical narrative of Shen Fu, a young poet and painter whose passion for life and devotion to his...
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China CondensedThingsAsian Booklist - tab [1,449] Title: China Condensed: 5000 Years of History & Culture. Author: Ong Siew Chey. Publisher: Marshall Cavendish/Times Editions (2005) ISBN: 9812610677. Details: paperback, 6" x 9", 210 pages, maps &...
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Iliad of China"" href="/stories-photos/2844/69863915/6/brt0_art;jsessionid=0952128B505F868FE861EB22C04FD9F7">"The Iliad of China"Kenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,644] The Thais believe that if you have read the novel Sahm Gok , then you can't be trusted. So your seemingly humble reviewer may have something up his proverbial sleeve. Sahm Gok is the Thai name for...
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The Art of WarKenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,644] Possibly the most striking thing about The Art of War , the ancient Chinese military treatise, is how war-weary and sagacious its tone and message. Far from glorifying conflict, it accepts conflict as...
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Retired artist in race against time to save memory of old BeijingAgence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579] * * * * * Equipped with a simple camera, 71-year-old Beijing resident Lu Baohua is striving to record a world that is disappearing fast. The retired artist has spent four years taking thousands of...
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A Will For The WallNolan Webb - nwebb [673] "So when exactly are we going to get to the Wall?" I hesitated to ask my Swedish traveling partners over our sticky, hand-held wraps of deep-fried tofu, egg and green scallions. Three days into their...
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