This special issue is a review of the recently-released documentary of the Shanghai Quartet, Behind the Strings . Behind the Strings , a...

I have prepared a lecture exploring the vibrant trade routes that existed in the Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, and South China Sea before...

Three months and counting! I have been leading a weekend online English Corner with Liana and her friends in Central China. English...

The International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society ("ICSBS") held a Year of the Ox（牛）Zoom webinar this past weekend with a lecture on the...

An airport expansion project and a new subway line in Xian have turned into massive archeological sites, revealing thousands of valuable...

I went for a walk on New Year's morning. Deep in the crispy snow-covered woods. Along a frozen coast--brisk wind blowing with sting from...

Andrew Singer on Afong Moy, China’s first female immigrant to the US Originally Published by the Los Angeles Review of Books China Channel...

Originally Published by DAO Chinese New Year is approaching (2.12.21). This is a list of the most popular items being snapped up as...

Video Originally Published By Inkstone I wrote in a recent Newsletter about China seeking to expand train service routes from Kunming in...

Andrew Singer Talks About China and America, January Newsletter Welcome 2021! Here's to a safer year than the one just completed. This...

Originally Published by Alex Lo on South China Morning Post The first week of 2021 was one that history will never forget. As we look to...

Originally Published by Mark Oliver on Ancient Origins Two ordinary voices reaching out from the Chinese frontier 1,700 years ago. A...

Happy Winter Solstice, called 冬至 in Chinese. It is not a time of widespread celebration or custom in America. This is not the case in...

Andrew Singer Talks About China and America This month's Newsletter includes a postscript to the recent U.S. national election and a...

An introduction to China's Great Wall system — over 21,000 kilometers of fortifications across centuries.

On the Unsung Chinese and Korean History of Movable Type Originally Published By M. Sophia Newman on Lit Hub History is a mystery in...

Andrew's review of Ms. Ming’s Guide To Civilization by Jan Alexander. Do you want to make the world a better place? Well, Ms. Ming’s...

Tips from a Shaolin monk on self-discipline in strange times Here is practical advice from a Shaolin monk for staying calm in these...