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Empress’s new clothes star in blockbuster British Museum exhibition
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoA lavish robe made for an empress will go on show alongside a working man’s humble straw cape in a...
Kang Youwei: the revolutionary thinker behind modern China’s transformation
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 3 weeks agoKang Youwei (1858–1927) has had a profound influence on modern-day China. He imagined a future...
The scenic garden that became China’s secretive seat of power
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoEditor’s Note: Jonathan Chatwin is the author of “Long Peace Street: A Walk in Modern China” and...
‘Looty’: How a dog stolen from China sparked a British luxury craze
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA Pekingese given to Queen Victoria in the 1860s created a frenzy among Britain’s upper classes. But...
China’s Hidden Century at the British Museum review: marvellous and messy, but then that’s history
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoCan you say what conflict caused the greatest loss of life in history? Not our Great War; it was the...
Sleepless In Seattle at 30 — retrace the Tom Hanks classic with this city guide
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 12 months agoWith his idyllic waterfront home In the classic rom-com Sleepless In Seattle, it’s no wonder Tom...
Wild Swans author Jung Chang awarded CBE for services to literature
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe best-selling author whose memoir Wild Swans was banned in mainland China but sold millions of...