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2021: A Ying — 20th C Chinese Writer, Playwright, Bibliophile

A Ying 阿英 — pen name of Qian Xingcun (钱杏村) or Qian Xingsen (钱杏森) birth named Qian Defu 钱德富 was a 20th century Chinese writer and playwright active from the 1920s onwards, a founder of the League of Left-Wing Writers, … Continue reading

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Anhui’s Water Spirit Hairy Monster Scare of 1953-4

The February 2016 issue of the Chinese journal Communist Party Historical Research and Education  《党史研究与教学》 tells the story, based on research in local government archives,  of a scary rumor from the early days of the PRC.  Widespread rumors of hairy monsters … Continue reading

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2018: Net Report: Some Chinese Christians in Henan and Anhui Provinces Forced to Renounce Their Religious Faith

“Exposed on the Internet: Local Authorities Forcing People in Henan and Anhui Provinces to Renounce Their Religious Faith”, the Voice of America (VOA) Chinese-language service reported on August 24.  According to the report, a Chinese-American Christian minister Liu Yi tweeted … Continue reading

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Atom Bomb Scientist Deng Jiaxian, China’s Oppenheimer

A bust of nuclear bomb scientist and important weapons program leader, and Purdue engineering PhD Deng Jiaxian 邓稼先 in Mianyang’s People’s Park. Deng Jiaxian received his PhD in Physics at Purdue University in 1950. Only shortly before his death was his … Continue reading

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