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The Historical Record for January 8, 2009: A Quick One While He’s Away…

Submitted by The Granite Studio on Thu, 2009-01-08 01:50. :: | | |

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Today is my first day back at work and it promises to be a busy one, but January 8th is such a juicy day in Chinese history I couldn’t leave it alone.
In 141 A.D. Han Wudi, an emperor much beloved by territorial chauvanists and future generations of Confucian beareaucrats, ascended the throne.  During his 69 [...]

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Guangxu on NPR

Submitted by The Granite Studio on Sat, 2008-11-15 07:00. :: | | |

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NPR ran a story yesterday on the 100th anniversary of the death of the Guangxu Emperor.  The report features interviews with historian Joseph Esherick, Zhu Chenru, deputy director of the National Committee for the Compilation of Qing history, and Jin Yuzhang, who is Guangxu’s nephew’s nephew, the oldest male in his generation, and, as [...]
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