This year marks the 92nd anniversary of the September 18 Incident.
On September 18, 1931, Japanese troops
The incident marked
The 14-year Japanese invasion resulted in over 35 million victims among Chinese troops and civilians. By commemorating the September 18 Incident, the Chinese people reaffirm (重申) their
The commemorations serve as a reminder for the Chinese people
After 1028 days of detention (拘押),Meng Wanzhou, the CFO (首席财务官) of Huawei Technology Company, finally returned to China.
On Dec 1, 2018, Meng was detained by the Canadian police at the request of the US, accused of violating US sanctions (制裁) against Iran.
According to a statement issued by one of the lawyers
The news of Meng’s release has aroused a strong reaction among Chinese internet
“As an ordinary Chinese citizen who
3 . This is a story about two wise men in ancient China - Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu.
One day, Zhou Yu gave Zhuge Liang
Zhuge Liang asked his soldiers to fill 20 large boats
Since then, Chinese people
In the spring of 1944, the Allied powers in World War Ⅱ took the fight against Nazi into the fifth year.
With General Eisenhower’s encouraging words
Seventy years later, people including
The Time Capsule of Colorado Springs
In 1901, the citizens of Colorado Springs in the USA decided to collect everyday items and to seal (密封) them in a steel box. The box, marked “To be opened after midnight, December 31st, AD 2000”,
One hundred years later, on the appointed day, 300 people gathered to watch the opening of the box. Many in the crowd were the descendants (后代) of people who
When the box was opened after midnight, the contents were
Many of the letters
Colorado College Library has scanned the materials and put them on a website. Cecil Muller,
In April 2001, a committee filled the time capsule with items from modern Colorado Springs and
On the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year,
Jade Rabbit is probably the most famous rabbit in China. It features on the special stamps
The image of a white rabbit often leaves
Lord Rabbit, known as Tu’er Ye in Chinese, is an auspicious (吉利的) clay toy for children in Beijing.
Queen Elizabeth II was farewelled at an hour-long state funeral in London’s Westminster Abbey, with her body later moved to her final
About 2,000 people attended the funeral, most notably the Queen’s children: King Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward. Her grandchildren,
As well as foreign royals and state
The service
On the top of the coffin (棺材) was a wreath of flowers
Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ will be buried alongside her late husband, Prince Philip.
Abraham Lincoln’s position on slavery is one of
Lincoln never called for this, and focused instead
Lincoln, with partial compensation to owners, did end slavery in the District of Columbia in l862. During 186l-1862 Lincoln tried unsuccessfully to get Kentucky and Maryland to do likewise. He
Elon Musk Tweets an Ancient Chinese Poem. Here’s What It Means.
The world’s richest man caught up in Twitter spats (小争吵), now wants some peace. In a Monday tweet, Elon Musk wrote “humankined,” followed by the Chinese poem The Quatrain of Seven Steps, a widely known classical poem used
Beans a simmer on a beanstalk flame
From inside the pot expressed their ire:
“Alive we sprouted on a single root — What’s your rush to cook us on the fire?”
The verses were attributed to Cao Zhi, the son of famous warlord Cao Cao,
Cao Zhi then made the bean-themed verses
In China, the poem is taught to primary school students and is often quoted by people to describe unnecessary rivalries. Interest users, including people in China, are confused over what Musk
It was Sunday December 7, 1941. It looked like it would be a normal day
The terrible scene of the attack, which was hatched by Japan and caused great loss, left a deep impression on Louis Russell. In response to the surprise attack and the famous address
Today, the USS Arizona lies