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Chinese History | National Treasures
National Treasures Showing Chinese History
Between 1st April and 2nd June, 2009 the National Museum of China loaned to Hainan Provincial Museum of Haikou, 66 artefacts designated as "National Treasures". This museum was completed in 2008 and has only recently been opened to the public. As a means of attracting visitors to this new facility, the exhibition was extremely successful, with a steady flow of visitors filing through it. The "National Treasures" included items made from bronze, jade, pottery, terracotta, gold and other prec...
National Treasures Showing Chinese History
Between 1st April and 2nd June, 2009 the National Museum of China loaned to Hainan Provincial Museum of Haikou, 66 artefacts designated as "National Treasures". This museum was completed in 2008 and has only recently been opened to the public. As a means of attracting visitors to this new facility, the exhibition was extremely successful, with a steady flow of visitors filing through it. The "National Treasures" included items made from bronze, jade, pottery, terracotta, gold and other prec...
Chinese History | Hainan Ethnic Minorities
Hainan Provincial Museum Ethnic Minorities Exhibition of Chinese History
"The minorities of Hainan mainly inhabit the Central and Southern areas of Hainan Island. With a population of over 1.4 million, the Li, Miao and Hui nationalities have been living on Hainan Island for generations. They have worked hard overcoming many difficulties and, together with the Han nationality, have jointly developed and built Hainan Island, and created a long history and a unique culture. The Li nationality is the earliest of inhabitants on Hainan Island. Their ancestors were from...
Hainan Provincial Museum Ethnic Minorities Exhibition of Chinese History
"The minorities of Hainan mainly inhabit the Central and Southern areas of Hainan Island. With a population of over 1.4 million, the Li, Miao and Hui nationalities have been living on Hainan Island for generations. They have worked hard overcoming many difficulties and, together with the Han nationality, have jointly developed and built Hainan Island, and created a long history and a unique culture. The Li nationality is the earliest of inhabitants on Hainan Island. Their ancestors were from...
Xian Fu Ren ~ Who in the World Was She?
Xian Fu Ren is China's First Great Heroine!
Mme Xian (512-602 CE) lived during the tumultuous years of the Period of Disunity and Partition and the early years of the Sui Dynasty. She was a Li Minority Group figure from Gaoliang village, Guangzhou in Guangdong Province. When she was a little girl, Xian was very clever, brave and learnt the secrets of warfare. She became very famous for this and became a great leader in Hainan, teaching the people skills in irrigation, farming and textile production. Zhou En Lai proclaimed her the fir...
Xian Fu Ren is China's First Great Heroine!
Mme Xian (512-602 CE) lived during the tumultuous years of the Period of Disunity and Partition and the early years of the Sui Dynasty. She was a Li Minority Group figure from Gaoliang village, Guangzhou in Guangdong Province. When she was a little girl, Xian was very clever, brave and learnt the secrets of warfare. She became very famous for this and became a great leader in Hainan, teaching the people skills in irrigation, farming and textile production. Zhou En Lai proclaimed her the fir...
Chinese History | Imperial Palace Exhibition
Qing Dynasty Imperial Palace Treasures a Part of Chinese History!
The Qing Dynasty lasted from 1644 to 1911 CE, and was established by foreign Manchurian horsemen organised under various banners. The first 150 years of this dynasty was prosperous but, in the 19th century, Britain introduced opium into China resulting in moral decay, warfare and eventual disintegration of the last imperial dynasty. Between 1st January and 28th February, 2010 the Imperial Palace Museum of Beijing loaned to Hainan Provincial Museum of Haikou, 100 artefacts of gold and silver ...
Qing Dynasty Imperial Palace Treasures a Part of Chinese History!
The Qing Dynasty lasted from 1644 to 1911 CE, and was established by foreign Manchurian horsemen organised under various banners. The first 150 years of this dynasty was prosperous but, in the 19th century, Britain introduced opium into China resulting in moral decay, warfare and eventual disintegration of the last imperial dynasty. Between 1st January and 28th February, 2010 the Imperial Palace Museum of Beijing loaned to Hainan Provincial Museum of Haikou, 100 artefacts of gold and silver ...
Hai Rui, and why should we care?
Hai Rui Was Known in Chinese History For Being Incorruptible!
Hai Rui was raised by his mother, a Hui nationality woman living in Haikou, in the Moslem faith. He prepared for the Imperial examinations, to enter the state's bureaucracy, but initially failed in his endeavours. Only when he turned 35 years old did he commence his career as a lowly education clerk. Hai Rui developed a reputation for scrupulous honesty, diligence and fairness. This won him many friends from the peasant classes, but also many enemies within the bureaucracy. He is still rever...
Hai Rui Was Known in Chinese History For Being Incorruptible!
Hai Rui was raised by his mother, a Hui nationality woman living in Haikou, in the Moslem faith. He prepared for the Imperial examinations, to enter the state's bureaucracy, but initially failed in his endeavours. Only when he turned 35 years old did he commence his career as a lowly education clerk. Hai Rui developed a reputation for scrupulous honesty, diligence and fairness. This won him many friends from the peasant classes, but also many enemies within the bureaucracy. He is still rever...
Qu Yuan? Poet, Statesman and Ideologist!
Qu Yuan is From the Warring States Period of Chinese History
Situated on the banks of the mighty Yangtze River, at Xiangjiaping, 1.5km from Guizhou Town, Zigui County in Hubei Province, stands this impressive memorial and shrine to the famous poet, statesman and Ideologist of Chinese history, Qu Yuan. The recent flooding of the river for the 3 Gorges Dam project threatened its very existence, but the Chinese Government introduced measures to preserve this historical shrine. Brick by brick and piece by piece, the entire site was moved to a hillside near...
Qu Yuan is From the Warring States Period of Chinese History
Situated on the banks of the mighty Yangtze River, at Xiangjiaping, 1.5km from Guizhou Town, Zigui County in Hubei Province, stands this impressive memorial and shrine to the famous poet, statesman and Ideologist of Chinese history, Qu Yuan. The recent flooding of the river for the 3 Gorges Dam project threatened its very existence, but the Chinese Government introduced measures to preserve this historical shrine. Brick by brick and piece by piece, the entire site was moved to a hillside near...
Soong Ching-ling? The Mother of China!
Soong Ching-ling, Dr Sun Yat Sen's Formidable Wife, Was a Legend in Chinese History
Soong Ching-ling was a classic Chinese beauty with a mind like a steel trap! She was educated in the USA, at Wesleyan College, and went on to marry Dr Sun Yat Sen (the revolutionary who led the fight to bring down the Qing dynasty) in Japan on 25 October 1915. Mme Soong continued to champion Dr Sun's policies after his death, and eventually became linked with many of the key events that defined China's history in the 20th Century. These included 3 revolutions, and resulting civil wars, as we...
Soong Ching-ling, Dr Sun Yat Sen's Formidable Wife, Was a Legend in Chinese History
Soong Ching-ling was a classic Chinese beauty with a mind like a steel trap! She was educated in the USA, at Wesleyan College, and went on to marry Dr Sun Yat Sen (the revolutionary who led the fight to bring down the Qing dynasty) in Japan on 25 October 1915. Mme Soong continued to champion Dr Sun's policies after his death, and eventually became linked with many of the key events that defined China's history in the 20th Century. These included 3 revolutions, and resulting civil wars, as we...
Chinese History | The People's Republic of China
The People's Republic of China Began in 1949 Under Mao Zedong's Communists.
The civil war in China, between Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist Kuomintang and Mao's Communists, lasted from 1946 until Communist victory in 1949. Since then, China has struggled internally and externally politically, militarily and economically until today it has emerged as a giant superpower. Let's have a look at the history of The Republic. Lens Updated: May 20th, 2012 @ 6:15 am Beijing time.
The People's Republic of China Began in 1949 Under Mao Zedong's Communists.
The civil war in China, between Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist Kuomintang and Mao's Communists, lasted from 1946 until Communist victory in 1949. Since then, China has struggled internally and externally politically, militarily and economically until today it has emerged as a giant superpower. Let's have a look at the history of The Republic. Lens Updated: May 20th, 2012 @ 6:15 am Beijing time.
Chinese History | The Taiping Rebellion
The Taiping Rebellion Brought Total War to China!
This was probably the most destructive civil war, in terms of loss of human life, in global history. Although it is impossible to obtain accurate figures for the fatalities that occurred, it is estimated that at least 20 million people (some sources say 10 times this amount) had their lives cut short by this rebellion against the Qing Dynasty state. The rebellion was led by a Hakka Christian named Hong Xiu Quan. Tipng Tian Gu Flag Image: JJ Georges. | Lens Updated: February 19th, 2012 @ 11:40...
The Taiping Rebellion Brought Total War to China!
This was probably the most destructive civil war, in terms of loss of human life, in global history. Although it is impossible to obtain accurate figures for the fatalities that occurred, it is estimated that at least 20 million people (some sources say 10 times this amount) had their lives cut short by this rebellion against the Qing Dynasty state. The rebellion was led by a Hakka Christian named Hong Xiu Quan. Tipng Tian Gu Flag Image: JJ Georges. | Lens Updated: February 19th, 2012 @ 11:40...
Chiang Kai-shek? Dr Sun Yat-sen's Successor!
Was Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek a Hero or a Coward in Chinese History?
Chiang Kai-shek was leader of the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) for fifty years, after Dr Sun Yat-sen died in 1925. He claimed Dr Sun's legacy as his mandate to govern, but Soong Ching-ling (Dr Sun's wife) rejected these claims after the Shanghai incident, where Chiang ordered the massacre of his prior allies, the communists. Chiang was a Chinese military and political leader, and head of China's Nationalist government, between 1928 and 1949, until defeated by Mao Zedong's communists...
Was Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek a Hero or a Coward in Chinese History?
Chiang Kai-shek was leader of the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) for fifty years, after Dr Sun Yat-sen died in 1925. He claimed Dr Sun's legacy as his mandate to govern, but Soong Ching-ling (Dr Sun's wife) rejected these claims after the Shanghai incident, where Chiang ordered the massacre of his prior allies, the communists. Chiang was a Chinese military and political leader, and head of China's Nationalist government, between 1928 and 1949, until defeated by Mao Zedong's communists...
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