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HISTORICAL FIGURES

Royal Rejects: Chinese Who Said No to the Crown

Seven Chinese historical figures who gave up their royal status

By Hatty Liu   March 21, 2021
IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Royal Rumble

Idioms about royalty from China’s imperial past

By Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)   March 16, 2021
ANCIENT HISTORY

Making the Ming Great Again

A now-deleted Twitter account offered humorous historical lessons on the Ming dynasty’s last emperor

By Jeremiah Jenne   February 16, 2021
HISTORICAL FIGURES

Death of Dorgon

The most powerful man never to be emperor of the Qing dynasty

By Jeremiah Jenne   January 5, 2021
ANCIENT HISTORY

Lootings of Legend

Five audacious tomb robberies from ancient history to today

By Hatty Liu   November 4, 2020
ANCIENT HISTORY

Rags to Ruler

Five Chinese emperors who rose from humble beginnings

By Hatty Liu   October 21, 2020
TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Polygamous Problems

Amid news of hidden marriages, TWOC explores China’s polyamorous past and present.

By Ebba Isaksson   January 16, 2019
ARTS, HISTORY

Father of Empires

Story of the hit TV character Dugu Xin, fashion icon and Chinese history’s most powerful father-in-law

By Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)   May 2, 2018