Information from Dictionary of Poetry of Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties A large number of literary investigations occurred, due to which writers of early Ming Dynasty did not dare to comment on current events, so so-called "Taige s...
In same year of Xiantong, there was no peace in China. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom produced wind and rain in south, Nian army fought in north and west, and Hui people created divisions in northwest and Yunnan. And all three coope...
In 1871, a ship from Ryukyu Kingdom was caught in a hurricane and drifted to coast of Taiwan. More than 50 people on board were killed by local "shengbans". According to common sense, this issue should be negotiated between Qing D...
Aiming at Li Hongzhang's extreme views, Hunan Governor Wang Wenshao, Shandong Governor Ding Zhen, and Shaanxi and Gansu Governor Zuo Zongtang clashed with each other. In fact, Serbian Defense Faction did not advocate abandonment o...
During Ming and Qing dynasties, China's average temperature dropped to its lowest point in nearly 10,000 years, and academics called it "Little Ice Age." From end of Qing Dynasty to present, average temperature in China is still a...
4. Fuzhou Shipping Bureau: Cradle of Chinese Navy The Mawei Shipyard, also known as Mawei Shipping Bureau Shipyard, was first organized by Zuo Zongtang and finally completed by Shen Baozhen. It was largest shipyard of Qing Dynasty...
The "Peony Society Incident" by Japan in 1874 had a great impact on China's coastal defense, so Chinese coastal defense industry began to develop by leaps and bounds. A year later, Li Hongzhang began to build Beiyang Fleet. He gra...
By end of 2021, China's railways reached 150,000 km, second largest in world, behind only 250,000 km in United States. From development of China's railway industry in 1876 to 2022, nearly 150 years have passed in construction of C...
In 214 B.C. Qin Shi Huang finally conquered South Vietnam and founded three districts: Nanhai, Guilin and Xiangjun. Nanhai County is located in Guangdong District, and county seat is in Guangzhou; Guilin County is located in Guang...
Before discovery of a new sea route, Europeans had never drawn a map of China alone. Europeans drew many "maps of world" during classical era and during Middle Ages. The scale of these maps is mostly limited to Europe, North Afric...