Whose historical homeland was China's Xinjiang?
Xinjiang has always been a region where multiple ethnic groups coexisted. How did the migration and integration of ethnic groups in the region develop since ancient China?
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Who shapes Xizang's history?
Modern archaeological discoveries have rewritten and reconstructed the prehistory of Xizang, allowing us to describe Xizang's history and social development by drawing upon abundant physical evidence.
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A Chinese proposal to present the true pictures of how the world should be like.
Continue readingChinese Relics | Jade Dragon of the Hongshan Culture
What did dragon originally look like in Chinese culture? The Jade Dragon of the Hongshan Culture found in Inner Mongolia empirically authenticated the origin of the Chinese dragon.
Continue readingUnearthing the ancestry of Uygurs: A glimpse into China's ethnic diversity
This is a question often raised in the studies of Xinjiang's history: Were the ancestors of the Uygurs, who once established local regimes in Xinjiang, a native Chinese ethnic group?
Continue readingChinese Relics | The Tale of Ubashi Khan's Waist Sword
The worn sword witnessed Torghut's arduous eastward return journey of nearly 10,000 kilometers from the Volga region to the Ili region of Xinjiang, China, during Qing Dynasty (1616-1911).
Continue readingChinese Relics | Brocade Arm Protector
The Brocade Arm Protector, one of the greatest archaeological finds in Niya Site in China, serves as a testament to the millennia of ethnic integration along the Silk Road.
Continue readingWhat's wrong with the theory of "Dynasties of Conquest"?
The theory of Dynasties of Conquest was first put forward in 1949 in the West, then evolved into more erroneous interpretations of Chinese history. What is the main flaw of this so-called theory?
Continue readingImperial publication illustrates Qing being a Chinese Dynasty
The argument of New Qing History, to which no one either in the Qing Dynasty or in today's China would agree, can be refuted by taking a book complied during the Qing Dynasty.
Continue readingChinese Relics | Eggshell Black Pottery Cup
As thin as 0.1 to 0.2cm, the Eggshell Black Pottery Cup made on a fast potter's wheel marks a great technological revolution in the handicraft industry more than 5,000 years ago in China.
Continue readingDeconstructing the "Imagined Xizang" to restore the real Xizang (Part II)
Breaking down the barriers and stereotypes of the past also breaks the hermeneutic circle. It offers a new and more profound understanding of the history of Xizang.
Continue readingChinese Relics | Whirlpool-Patterned Painted Pottery Bottle with Pointed Bottom
The pottery bottle decorated with whirlpool patterns is of Majiayao Style, marking the peak of Chinese painted pottery culture from remote antiquity in the upper reaches of the Yellow River.
Continue readingWhat did the two Tang princesses contribute to Xizang?
Cultural exchanges between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo were transformed from sporadic, informal exchanges to frequent, official interactions.
Continue readingWhat makes the Potala Palace a cultural landmark?
The Potala Palace in Xizang, China, is a fortress and a Buddhist sanctuary, symbolizing the rich history of mutual learning between the Tibetan people and other ethnic groups of the Chinese nation.
Continue readingDeconstructing the "Imagined Xizang" to restore the real Xizang (Part I)
The "Imagined Xizang" may contain either positive or negative images, neither of which has any connection with the real Xizang but reflects the course of development of Western society itself.
Continue readingChinese Relics | The Upper Incisor Fossils of Yuanmou Man
This discovery of The Upper Incisor Fossils of Yuanmou Man in Yunnan Province pushed back the timeline of human history in China by over a million years.
Continue readingReassessing "modernity" from a global historical perspective
Can China break free from the development path of colonial modernity? Has China pursued modernization with the aim of establishing an imperialistic hegemonic monopoly as its power base?
Continue readingFrom Chifan in China to Chifa in Peru
In Peru, Chinese cuisine serves as a mirror, reflecting the dynamic cultural interplay between the Chinese community and the mainstream Peruvian society.
Continue readingDoes "ethnic integration" in China mean "assimilation" in the West?
Some Western scholars criticized China's ethnic integration policy and compared it to the assimilation policies that were implemented in the West. However, those two concepts are fundamentally different.
Continue readingLife Changing | Showing folk art to the world
Xinjiang Uygur Muqam, which was once on the verge of extinction, has now become a cherished cultural heritage that is beloved by people all over the world due to the dedication and perseverance of its practitioners.
Continue readingHu-style wear and cavalry building
The story of wearing Hu-style clothes and setting up cavalry units is not only a successful military reform during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) in China, but also a good example of cultural exchange between different ethnic groups.
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