Blue-Eyed Chinese? The Tajiks of China and Their Ancient Persian Roots
Introduction: The Chinese People Who Don’t Look Like Most Chinese Imagine traveling through western China. You arrive at a remote…
Category: History
Discover Chinese history through ancient dynasties, emperors, famous historical events, cultural achievements, the Silk Road, the Great Wall, and the stories that shaped one of the world’s oldest civilizations.
China’s Last Matriarchy: The Mosuo People and the Walking Marriages That Shock the World
Introduction: A Place Where Marriage Doesn’t Exist Imagine a society where: It sounds impossible. Many people assume such societies disappeared…
China’s Tatars: The Tiny Muslim Minority Most Foreigners Have Never Heard Of
Introduction: The Ethnic Group Almost Nobody Knows Exists Ask people to name China’s ethnic groups. Most will mention: Some might…
China’s Jews: The Incredible 1,000-Year Story of the Kaifeng Jewish Community
Introduction: The Jewish Community Nobody Expected to Find in China Imagine being a European traveler in the 1600s. You arrive…
China’s Thai Relatives: Are the Dai People and Thai People Actually Related?
Introduction: The Part of China That Feels Like Thailand Imagine arriving in China for the first time. You expect to…
China’s Vietnamese Cousins: The Ethnic Groups Shared Between China and Vietnam
Introduction: A Border That Could Not Divide a People Look at a modern map. China and Vietnam appear to be…
China’s Mongols: Why More Mongols Live in China Than in Mongolia
Introduction: One of Asia’s Biggest Historical Surprises Ask most people where Mongols live. The answer is almost always: “Mongolia.” And…
China’s Kazakhs: The Eagle Hunters and Nomads of China’s Wild Frontier
Introduction: The Horsemen of China’s Last Great Frontier Imagine standing on a vast grassland. Snow-covered mountains rise in the distance.…
China’s Russians: The Forgotten Russian Villages Where Blue-Eyed Chinese Citizens Live
Introduction: The Chinese Citizens Who Look Russian Imagine visiting a remote village in northern China. The houses look European. The…
China’s Koreans: Why Hundreds of Thousands of Ethnic Koreans Live in China
Introduction: The Koreans You Didn’t Know Lived in China Imagine traveling through northeastern China. You walk into a restaurant. The…