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Christmas in China Posted by sasha on Dec 27, 2010
While I realize that we’ve had two Christmas posts already, and that the holiday is passed us, I decided to write my last post of 2010 about Christmas time in China. Having now spent the holiday season in Beijing twice (2008 and 2010), I have noticed a much greater presence of Christmas here through the…
Asian Games (亚运会) Posted by sasha on Nov 19, 2010
With the Asian Games (亚运会 – Yà yùn huì) going on down south in Guangzhou, I figured a post with the Chinese name for some of the events taking place at the games is appropriate. Keep an eye on the blog for Part Seven of my “History of the PRC” series, as well as Part…
History of the PRC – Part Five Posted by sasha on Nov 3, 2010
Welcome back to our Chinese history lesson! If you are just joining us, you might want to go back and catch up a bit. For some reason, Part Four posted somewhere way back on the blog, so HERE is the link. Parts One-Three can easily found by going back in the blog a little ways…
History of the PRC – Part Three Posted by sasha on Oct 21, 2010
In case you’re just joining us, here are the links to the first two parts of our history about the People’s Republic of China, founded in 1949: Part One Part Two After the failed reign of the self-proclaimed Emperor Yuan Shikai and his subsequent death in 1916, China was basically in complete disarray. The policies…
National Holiday Video (国庆节) Posted by sasha on Oct 18, 2010
Every year on October 1, China celebrates its National Holiday. This year marked the 61st anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China by Mao Ze Dong and the Communist Party in 1949. I decided to join the throngs of Chinese tourists commemorating the holiday in and around Tiananmen Square by waving flags…
Foundations of the PRC – Part Two Posted by sasha on Oct 11, 2010
With the failure of the Second Revolution in 1913, Sun Yat-sen and other notable KMT rebels fled to Japan. Yuan Shikai was able to intimidate the parliament into electing him as President of the Republic of China that fall, and shortly thereafter, he began amending the rules of the land in preparation for his ascendency…
Foundations of the PRC – Part One Posted by sasha on Oct 6, 2010
In a country with a history as long as China’s, how is it that this nation just celebrated its 61st birthday on October 1? While China’s history goes back thousands of years, the modern day China, known as the People’s Republic of China (中华人民共和国 – Zhōng huá rén mín gòng hé guó) was officially founded…