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61. Zheng He the Navigator
THE VOYAGES of the Ming dynasty navigator Zheng He to Southeast Asia, India, the Arabian peninsula and the east coast of Africa, and stories about the people he met there were legendary even in his
Author: WEI TANG Year 1985 Issue 8 PDF HTML
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62. Li Zicheng, the Peasant Emperor
ACROSS the pages of history rides a heroic figure clad in a felt peasant hat and a jacket of plain black cloth. He is Li Zicheng, leader of a great peasant army, who momentarily captured Beijing and
Author: WEI TANG Year 1985 Issue 9 PDF HTML
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63. Koxinga Drives the Dutch from Taiwan
ZHENG CHENGGONG (1624-1662) known in the West as Koxinga, for freeing Taiwan from the Dutch colonialists, lives in both history and legend.In the 16th century European colonialists, beginning their
Author: WEI TANG Year 1985 Issue 10 PDF HTML
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64. Emperor Kang Xi Defeats Aobai
KANG XI (1654-1722), second Qing dynasty emperor, is considered a brilliant statesman who made significant contributions to developing China as a unified multinational country. He ascended the throne
Author: WEI TANG Year 1985 Issue 11 PDF HTML
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65. Who Killed Yong Zheng?
THE REASON for the sudden death of the third Qing dynasty emperor, Yong Zheng (r. 1723-35), has remained a mystery down to this day.The way it is told in the book Tales of the Qing Court is that one
Author: WEI TANG Year 1985 Issue 12 PDF HTML
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66. Dalian Gets Enough Water
DALIAN'S water shortages are over. The clear, fresh water of the Biliu River now flows into the city from 170 kilometers away, diverted by a large project like the one that now serves Tianjin.An
Author: TANG SHI'AN Year 1985 Issue 12 PDF HTML
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67. Great Novelist's Mystery Life
THE NOVEL A Dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin is one of China's most outstanding classics. Extremely popular among the Chinese people, it has been adapted into various forms of opera. The names of
Author: WEI TANG Year 1986 Issue 1 PDF HTML
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68. Beidaihe-Burgeoning Summer Tourist Attraction
TWO events happened in Beidaihe last year that have imbued this over 100-year-old seaside summer resort with great value to historians and to tourists.Last year the ruins of an imperial palace used
Author: TANG XIA Year 1987 Issue 3 PDF HTML
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69. 'Peony Pavilion'-an Excerpt
The following is port of Scene 5, translated by Yang Xianyi and Gladys Yang, from 'Poetry and Prose of the Ming and Qing,' Panda Books, Beijing, 1986. Lines in italics are meant to be sung.LINIANG:
Author: TANG XIANZU Year 1987 Issue 10 PDF HTML
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70. The Dragon in History and Folklore
THIS SCALY, MYTHICAL beast has such significance in Chinese culture that Chinese people often refer to themselves as "descendants of the dragon." Some of the most ancient and popular legends feature
Author: WEI TANG Year 1988 Issue 2 PDF HTML