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Presentation on the history of Hong Kong during the British colonial time. Hong Kong is called the "fragrant harbor" because so st...

This is a video I have prepared for my lectures as guest speaker on cruise ships. It is meant as part education and part entertainment, info...

  From my honeymoon in Fenghuang, Hunan Il mio ultimo libro: una lettura per venire con me in Cina stando seduti a casa. O forse un'idea...

Synopsis The personal journals of German businessman John Rabe describe the infamous 1937 Japanese siege of Nanking and his efforts to prote...

Sinossi L’area della ex Concessione italiana di Tianjin, in Cina, custodisce ancora oggi alcuni degli edifici progettati dall’ingegnere tori...

Synopsys Brigadier-General Bonner Fellers ( Matthew Fox ) is sent to Japan as a part of the occupation force. He is tasked with arresting J...

Synopsys Lalu (Rosalind Chao) is a young Chinese woman who is sold by her impoverished family and transported against her will to the Ameri...

- Hi I am from Indochina. I'd like to think what you think of China. - Hi I'm from Europe, I'd be interested in your views too, ...

Synopsys Gertrude Bell , a daughter of wealthy British parents, has no interest in the social life of the London elite. Balls, reception...

Synopsys In this groundbreaking biography , Jung Chang  vividly describes how Empress Dowager Cixi - the most important woman in Chinese...

CKS Memorial Visit to an important landmark of the city of Taipei, whatever you think of the history behind the man. The most obviousl...

Avevo prenotato un pranzetto a sorpresa per la San Valentino, ristorante ad un piano altissimo del "Taipei 101", il grattacielo or...

My third time on this small island whose sand is soaked with history. Today for the first time with my wife. In between dives we took a walk...

The " Iro " was not a "maru", like most wrecks in the Chuuk lagoon, ie it was not a merchant transport converted to mili...

As we disembark we see piles of coal at the harbor, they tell us it is still extensively used for home heating! We have a guide who is ob...

Synopsis When Xiaoping joins the military, delicate dreams are dashed by the events of a China undergoing revolution. The devastating Sino...

Typical Maldivan boat Tales from the many trips to the Maldives of the author. Avoiding the tourist resorts, he visited remote villages,...

Synopsis Through the lives of three different women - grandmother, mother and daughter - this book tells the story of 20th-century China...

  Synopsis The film gives a most interesting overview of China's history in the XX century through the eyes of Peking opera actors....

Synopsis Golden-globe winning Chinese film director Zhang Yimou has staged his first Peking opera at the NCPA, spectacularly fusing the tr...