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2026年5月16日 星期六

The Intellectual Castration of the Empire: From Eight-Legged Essays to the Gaokao

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  The Intellectual Castration of the Empire: From Eight-Legged Essays to the Gaokao Human beings are hardwired to chase status, and the alph...
2026年4月28日 星期二

The Emperor Who Micromanaged His Own Funeral

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  The Emperor Who Micromanaged His Own Funeral We are back to the tragic comedy of Chongzhen, the man who thought being an emperor meant bei...
2026年4月9日 星期四

The Grave Master’s Gamble: When Starlight Leads to a Cell

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  The Grave Master’s Gamble: When Starlight Leads to a Cell History is a funny thing. We spend centuries burying our secrets, only for a man...
2026年3月12日 星期四

The Art of the Breakup: Why the "Big Family" Always Crumbles

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  The Art of the Breakup: Why the "Big Family" Always Crumbles Ah, the Confucian dream: five generations under one roof, a sprawli...
2026年1月24日 星期六

The Dragon-Blooded Bureaucracy: How the Triad Inherited the Imperial Robe

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  The Dragon-Blooded Bureaucracy: How the Triad Inherited the Imperial Robe In the old empire, the state lived in its officials. The court w...

From “盡忠報國” to “精忠報國”: How a Historical Phrase Was Rewritten

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From “盡忠報國” to “精忠報國”: How a Historical Phrase Was Rewritten The story of the famous general Yue Fei (岳飛, 1103–1142) and the four characters...
2025年7月15日 星期二

Forced Labor in China in the 1930s

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  Forced Labor in China in the 1930s: Historical Process and Heavy Casualties Introduction: The Context of the Era and the Rise of "La ...
2025年7月6日 星期日

From Cyclical Continuity to Revolutionary Rupture: Explaining China's Dynastic Transitions

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From Cyclical Continuity to Revolutionary Rupture: Explaining China's Dynastic Transitions Chinese history is often characterized by the...