History
- Chinese inventions: Gunpowder
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For almost a millennium now, most wars have had one thing in common. It's what drives them, it's what defines them, it's easy, it's effective... the essence of it all – gunpowder.
4th August 2010 - Linda Sigurðardóttir - Culture
- Montargis – The Cradle of New China
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When visiting France, few tourists plan to go and see a small town called Montargis – unless they are Chinese. Montargis may be somewhat famous for its many bridges and canals, but to the Chinese it is known as the cradle of the New China.
21st July 2010 - Janne Suokas - History
- The history of the World Fair
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Shanghai Expo 2010 is the largest world's fair in history both in terms of the number of countries participating and the area occupied by the exhibition space.
29th June 2010 - Petra Niemi - Radio86 Shanghai exclusive
- The Story of Chopsticks, Part 1 – The cutlery of the Middle Kingdom
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From the beginning of ages, people in China and other Asian countries have surrounded the dinner table with chopsticks in their hands. How did the tradition of using chopsticks evolve in China?
6th May 2010 - Linda Sigurðardóttir - Culture
- The Manchu in modern China
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Considered as one of China's 55 official ethnic minorities since 1952, the Manchu ethnic group is one of the most integrated minorities in modern Chinese society.
21st April 2010 - Nicolas Jucha - Culture
- Dial Beijing – A Year in Review
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The year 2009 is soon coming to an end. How does Thomas Rippe, our Beijing correspondent, feel about this year's events? In this interview we asked him about the highlights of the year and the hopes and expectations for 2010.
30th December 2009 - Geni Raitisoja - Dial Beijing
- The Birth Of Red China
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October 1st this year marked the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. In Tian'anmen Square six decades ago, Chairman Mao Zedong declared the establishment of the People's Republic of China.
6th November 2009 - Janne Suokas - History
- Dining with Confucius
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Famous Chinese thinker and philosopher Confucius lived in Shandong in northeastern China more than 2000 years ago. In addition to his famous teachings, which have had a great bearing on the development of the Chinese culture, he also left a different, tastier kind of legacy.
14th October 2009 - Stina Björkell - Culture
- The dragon awakes: China's fifth generation of film directors, Part 1
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After the end of the Cultural Revolution, a new generation of enthusiastic and conscientious film directors emerged on the national scene. The members of this group of directors all graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 1982 and belonged to the fifth class to graduate from the school, hence the term "fifth generation."
30th September 2009 - Anniina Koivula - Culture
- The Empress Dowager Cixi in power
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Empress Dowager Cixi played an important part in China's political history. Contrary to Qing imperial tradition, which forbade women and Princes from engaging in politics, she became the only Empress of the Qing dynasty to rule “behind the curtains.”
29th September 2009 - Individuals behind China
