The Buddhist monk Xuanzang covered 10,000 miles on foot and horseback, from China to India, and passed through parts of what are today Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan...

Centered around romantic and sexual relationships between men, “danmei” is wildly popular in China. It’s been a hit abroad, too, with three books recently receiving...

If Chinese commanders had observed the experiences of French and American forces in Vietnam, they seem to have learned few lessons. Read the article by...

At the end of World War II, more than 100,000 American soldiers were stationed in China, and tens of thousands still remained by 1947. One...

China’s tumultuous recent past has had profound effects on Chinese family life that are going to change the country’s future. Read the article by David...

In 1908, Qing customs officials boarded the Japanese steamship Tatsu Maru to seize weapons allegedly earmarked for revolutionaries. The ship’s captain objected. The drawn-out diplomatic...

Much has been made about the Beijing Olympics organizing committee setting up a “closed loop” for the Games. What’s it really like? Our reporter reports...

An extraordinary book by an extraordinary historian. Read the article by James Carter:  https://thechinaproject.com/2022/01/26/the-death-of-woman-wang-and-the-life-jonathan-spence/ Narrated by John Darwin Van Fleet. China Stories are published twice...

Keanu Reeves will appear at the annual benefit concert for Tibet House US, a New York-based nonprofit organization founded at the request of the Dalai...

At its height, the Ming dynasty had more than a thousand ocean-going vessels, including large “treasure ships” equipped with luxury cabins and weaponry. At the...