Recently, the closing of two consulates, got me interested in the Chinese legation and embassy in U.S. As it turns out, Qing dynasty of China…
truth is stranger than fiction
Recently, the closing of two consulates, got me interested in the Chinese legation and embassy in U.S. As it turns out, Qing dynasty of China…
Chee Hsin cement tile by the Pottery: QX #115 or #165, from the house at 684 Yuyuan Road in Shanghai. Photo courtesy: Feng Guoyin 冯国鄞 ⇒ This three-story…
Chee Hsin Pottery‘s QX #108 or #158 cement tiles are seen on a front porch in the popular TV series Nothing But Thirty 《三十而已》. The show…
On July 22, at 9am, Texas Tribune reported that China’s Houston consulate was ordered to close in 72 hours. Next thing we knew was fire trucks surrounded…
This pier is at the junction of Beijing Road and Middle Yanjiang Road in Guangzhou. It’s the oldest wharf on Pearl River, and was called…
There’s been a lot of media coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic since it began in the winter saying that many Chinese are stuck and unable…
Cement tiles from Chee Hsin Pottery: QX #1074 square. The photos are taken from President Yuan Shikai‘s former residence in Tianjin, by judge, Mr. Zhou…
Saturday, July 18, 2020, Hefei and Lujiang faced record rain fall in 70-80 years, oddly, the article didn’t state the actual figures. Many people are trapped…
Flood in China: water over Wanshan Bridge 万善桥 on Yaodu River 尧渡河 in Dongzhi County, Anhui province. .. The Wanshan Bridge was built by Zhou Xuexi in…