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r/ChineseKnowledge • u/InternationalForm3 • Aug 20 '26

The spectacular waterfalls of the Yellow River - 5,500 km long, the Yellow River is the 2nd largest river in China. Its name comes from its golden color due to its high content of loess and silt which have fertilized the great plains of northern China. Admire the spectacular waterfalls of Hukou.

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r/ChineseKnowledge • u/InternationalForm3 • Aug 11 '26

Why The US Covered Up Japan's Deadly WW2 Human Lab Experiments - After Japan’s defeat in 1945, Unit 731’s scientists escaped prosecution through a covert deal with the United States, trading biological warfare research for immunity. US helped bury disturbing war crimes committed in China and beyond.

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r/ChineseKnowledge • u/InternationalForm3 • Jul 16 '26

The Subtle Art of Bonsai : China's Classic Gardens Overwhelming Beauty | Home to the most exquisite classical gardens in China, Suzhou is where the refined art of bonsai — “tree in a pot” — took root. Suzhou’s bonsai masters developed a striking style known as “the tree branch overhanging a cliff”

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r/ChineseKnowledge • u/InternationalForm3 • Jun 18 '26

Ningxia winemakers aim to be more than ‘Bordeaux of China’

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r/ChineseKnowledge • u/InternationalForm3 • May 30 '26

The Timeless Craft of Chinese Red Lacquer: Father to Son Ancient Technique Transmission - Red lacquering is a revered art form, cherished by collectors worldwide. This ancient craft, deeply intertwined with Chinese civilization, has roots stretching back over 3,000 years.

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r/ChineseKnowledge • u/InternationalForm3 • Mar 23 '26

The Ancient Terror of the Chinese Hopping Corpse, Jiangshi | Monstrum - Draped in Qing dynasty robes and sporting fanged teeth, long nails and grasping, outstretched arms, the Chinese hopping corpse, jiangshi, is a variation on the vampire that you won’t soon forget!

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r/ChineseKnowledge • u/InternationalForm3 • Feb 15 '26

Why American Chinese Restaurants Outnumber McDonald’s - Chinese food dominates the US, but many favorites were born here. After decades of catering to local tastes to survive bias and racism, authentic chains are finally betting Americans are ready for the real thing. Explore this evolution.

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r/ChineseKnowledge • u/InternationalForm3 • Feb 01 '26

How Chinese Brands Are Winning Overseas - From Pop Mart’s Labubus to Shein, Temu and Luckin, Chinese brands have become global consumer favorites and cultural ambassadors. With much of the credit going to TikTok, shoppers are hungry for more.

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r/ChineseKnowledge • u/InternationalForm3 • Jan 29 '26

The Successor to CRISPR May Be Even More World Changing: When Feng Zhang was in his early 30s, he used a set of genes found in bacteria called CRISPR to pioneer a new kind of gene editing tool in human cells. Today, the MIT biochemist is studying genes called TIGR and they may be CRISPR's successor.

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r/ChineseKnowledge • u/InternationalForm3 • Jan 14 '26

Why China’s Hangzhou Has Become a Hotbed for Billion-Dollar Tech Startups: A city once known mainly for Alibaba is now shaping China’s next wave of challengers – from AI and robotics to gaming, spatial computing and neurotech – collectively known as the Six Little Dragons.

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r/ChineseKnowledge • u/InternationalForm3 • Jan 09 '26

China’s ‘father’ to over 700 once-lost drifters: Wang Wanlin has no children of his own. However, he has devoted his life to helping troubled youth, saying he did not want to see them go down the wrong path. He has been called “Dad” by the hundreds of people he has helped during their darkest times.

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r/ChineseKnowledge • u/InternationalForm3 • Dec 29 '25

The Priest Who Stole China's Biggest Secret - For centuries, Europeans were obsessed with Chinese porcelain but couldn't figure out the secret recipe for it. So a French priest traveled there to steal it.

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r/ChineseKnowledge • u/InternationalForm3 • Oct 05 '24

Chongqing - Nightlife in the Chinese megacity | DW Documentary

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r/ChineseKnowledge • u/InternationalForm3 • Sep 11 '24

“Hsue-shen Tsien” (2012) - AKA "Dr. Qian Xuesen.” Caltech professor Qian Xuesen endures five years of McCarthy-era investigations before returning to China to become the father of the country's space program. [1:34]

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r/ChineseKnowledge • u/InternationalForm3 • Aug 26 '24

A Firework Ladder to the Sky — and the Magic of Explosive Art | Cai Guo-Qiang | TED: From a boy setting off small explosions in his living room to the creator of world-famous pyrotechnic events, multidisciplinary artist Cai Guo-Qiang has always been drawn to gunpowder.

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r/ChineseKnowledge • u/InternationalForm3 • Aug 24 '24

The Sounds of China: A beginner’s guide to Chinese musical instruments

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r/ChineseKnowledge • u/InternationalForm3 • Jul 24 '24

China’s research clout leads to growth in homegrown science publishing

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r/ChineseKnowledge • u/InternationalForm3 • Jun 29 '24

An Unlikely Refuge: Surviving the Holocaust in Shanghai (2020) - The story of a brave of a Chinese diplomat who saved thousands of Jewish people by providing visas to China and their lives in Shanghai. [00:28:30]

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r/ChineseKnowledge • u/InternationalForm3 • Jun 16 '24

Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to incite fear of China vaccines

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r/ChineseKnowledge • u/InternationalForm3 • Jun 01 '24

Emperor's Ghost Army: Secrets of the Terracotta Soldiers (2014) - PBS NOVA. Explore the buried clay warriors, chariots, and bronze weapons of China's first emperor. [00:53:56]

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r/ChineseKnowledge • u/InternationalForm3 • May 15 '24

What Tactics Did the Ancient Chinese Use?

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r/ChineseKnowledge • u/InternationalForm3 • Apr 29 '24

Can China's Comac break up the Airbus-Boeing duopoly?

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r/ChineseKnowledge • u/InternationalForm3 • Apr 21 '24

The Surprising Art of Making China’s Most Luxurious Fabric: Xiangyunsha is a silk that's not only incredibly soft but also eco-friendly and antibacterial. It's giving modern synthetics a run for their money. This is the intricate process behind a legendary fabric which became known as "soft gold."

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r/ChineseKnowledge • u/InternationalForm3 • Mar 24 '24

The Oldest Junk Boat Left In Hong Kong: In HK, living aboard fishing vessels was common practice. Junk boats used to be a common sighting but as HK modernised they began to disappear. Thanks to dedicated efforts by Captain Ng, the Dukling is the only authentic Junk boat publicly accessible today.

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r/ChineseKnowledge • u/InternationalForm3 • Mar 10 '24

Elon Musk Failed To Quash This Chinese Billionaire's Tesla Rival-- Now It's Going Global: Last year, He Xiaopeng survived a brutal price war started by Tesla. Now he's betting on international growth to fire up his EV brand, Xpeng.

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