History

The Boxer Rebellion: the death knell of the Qing dynasty

The early 1900s were turbulent times in China. The entire country was swept in a wave of xenophobia, which turned into general hostility towards everything Western. The events collectively known as the Boxer Rebellion were a crystallization of the indignance of the Chinese people towards the imperialistic ambitions of Japan and the West.

14th November 2008 - Janne Suokas - History

The Cultural Revolution Series: Mao's legacy

In the third part of our series, Dr. Timothy Cheek, Louis Cha Chair of the Institute of Asian Research at the University of British Columbia, shares more of his insight on Mao Zedong and his legacy to present-day China.

7th November 2008 - Geni Raitisoja - History

The Cultural Revolution Series: Mao Zedong, revolutionary

In the second part of our series, Dr. Timothy Cheek, Louis Cha Chair of the Institute of Asian Research at the University of British Columbia, talks about Mao Zedong.

14th July 2008 - Geni Raitisoja - History

Jean-Paul Desimpelaere: A second look at Tibet

After the events that took place in Lhasa in March, Tibet shot quickly back to the headlines around the world. At times it has been difficult to distinguish between facts and non-facts in both Chinese and Western media reports. But what is the real situation of Tibetans today? What are the territory's biggest challenges? Radio86 talked about these issues with tibetologist Jean-Paul Desimpelaere.

12th June 2008 - Daniel Ernult - China perspective

Women warriors of China: Fu Hao

Fu Hao was a consort to King Wuding. She was also a mother, a priestess, and an oracle caster. If those roles were not impressive enough, she was also regarded as the first female military general in Chinese history.

23rd April 2008 - Geni Raitisoja - History

Xuan Ke – Defender of the Naxi culture

The Naxi are one of China's over fifty official ethnic minorities. Today, the majority of descendants of this originally Tibetan people live in Baisha, a village renowned for its strong musical heritage. Xuan Ke is the director of one of the most famous local orchestras performing traditional Baisha music.

7th April 2008 - Stina Björkell - Culture

The Cultural Revolution Series: An overview

The period from 1966 to 1976 is known in Chinese history as the Cultural Revolution. A time of turbulence, violence and change, the Cultural Revolution has affected, if not defined, the course of China's development. In the first part of our series, Radio86 interviewed Dr. Rana Mitter, a multi-awarded author and historian and a professor at the University of Oxford.

3rd April 2008 - Geni Raitisoja - History

Was reporting on the Tibet riots biased?

Media conduct over the last two weeks has come under close scrutiny by both Chinese authorities and ordinary people. Western media, particularly, has come under fire for alleged distortion of facts and the dissemination of incorrect information. Was journalistic ethics compromised?

28th March 2008 - Daniel Ernult - China Facts

La Chine sous toit: First international exposition of Chinese architecture

A grand exposition highlighting the evolution of Chinese architecture runs until April 20, 2008 at the Royal Museum of Art and History in Brussels, Belgium. The collection on display consists of more than a hundred miniature models of buildings and daily objects recovered from Han dynasty tombs.

30th January 2008 - Daniel Ernult - Culture

The Chinese Maritime Customs Service: Forgotten history

The Chinese Maritime Customs Service was one of the first truly international bureaucratic agencies in the world. It also represents an integrated entity that operated non-stop in China for almost a hundred years and that helped bring substantial revenues to the Chinese central government. In today's world international cooperation is the rule, but the groundwork for such collaboration was already being laid in the China of the 1850s.

25th January 2008 - Stina Björkell - History

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