The history of Feudal China (to 1911 A.D.)
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- China, the World's Capital
- By Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times,
22 May 2005. Kaifeng, an ancient city along the mud-clogged
Yellow River, was by far the most important place in the
world in 1000. Focus on how fleeting supremacy is,
particularly for individual cities.
- Young Japanese teacher studies ancient,
vanished language of Western Xia
- CNA, Taipei, Taipei Times, Thursday 25
September 2003. Yuji Kotaka, he fell in love with the
language of the Western Xia regime (1038-1227) in China when
he first saw the beautiful shape of the characters.
- China Protects Ancient Post Facility
- Xinhua, 10 November 2001. The Jiming dak
(postal stop), located in Huailai county of Hebei province,
is the biggest of its kind in the country. It is actually a
small city surrounded by a two-kilometer-long wall with two
gates. The city was one of hundreds of ancient 13th century
daks on the road linking western areas with the capital
- Pre-Qing Manchu Punishment
- A dialog on the H-Asia list, November 1995. Manchu
punishments carried out in Manchuria prior to 1644. An edict
issued in 1639 by the Board of Revenue during the Chongde
era, concerning tobacco prohibition.
- Opium War of 1838–42: How Britain stole
Hong Kong from China
- By Kristianna Tho'Mas, Workers World, 10
July 1997. The British stole Hong Kong from China over 155
years ago. How did they get it in the first place? And how
is the trade in opium tied to the issue of Hong Kong? The
bloody origin of Hong Kong's 155 years as a British
colony paralleled imperialist conquest in Africa, Latin
America, the Middle East and the rest of Asia.