If the Qing Dynasty had trusted the Han people more 18 Aug 2013 | 02:38 pm

It was not easy for Zeng Guofan to build up a 400 000 strong Han army after the taiping rebellion but it was forced to disband because the Qing Dynasty did not trust Han people. It was not easy fo...

Are Mayans related to Chinese? 17 Aug 2013 | 12:03 pm

Bede Fahey hypothesized a connection between the Shang and the Mayan in his paper, Mayan: A Sino-Tibetan Language? A Comparative Study. So what do you guys think of this theory? Personally, I am inter...

mao? 17 Aug 2013 | 11:56 am

These new fake communist must redistribute wealth better. I guess situation in middle east make it clear their time is short. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142412788732345510457901496082...

How did China historically become dirt poor? 15 Aug 2013 | 06:48 am

How in the world did the world's leading country in GDP historically speaking end up so dirt poor?  How did a country whose emperors exacting tribute from many other places abroad end up like this I w...

Are ancient people cruel ? 12 Aug 2013 | 01:36 pm

Sometimes I just can't help but wonder, are ancient people really cruel or simply their methods are more extreme. Can see many types of torture tools used to make someone confess, and the differen...

Was there anything Zaifeng could do to save the qing dynasty 11 Aug 2013 | 10:04 pm

His son Pu Yi was only 3 years old and he was the prince regent so he was the 1 making all the decisions. Do you think there was anything he could do to save the qing dynasty from the period of 3 ...

How do they clear the corpse during olden time warfare 10 Aug 2013 | 07:37 pm

During olden warfare, when a few hundred thousand soliders are killed in a battle, how do they clear the corpse after that? In the past technology was not that advanced. So do they dig a hole ...

"Judge Dee" and Chinese "detective stories 10 Aug 2013 | 05:32 am

Any one here interested in or knowledgeable about Chinese "detective" stories? As I understand it these were very popular by the 18th century although the most famous in English are the stories of "Ju...

everybody watch this movie it is highly imporatant 7 Aug 2013 | 09:53 am

Old Buddha markings 5 Aug 2013 | 04:59 am

Hey everyone! I'm new to the forum and was looking for assistance on a buddha brooch I recently acquired through family. Don't know anything about it really. Any information would be greatly appreciat...