Those Who Fight

America's revolution was both a civil war within British North The united states and, by 1778, part of a world war involving European powers. The British fought the war with an army of professional soldiers, lifetime recruits who were subject to strict military discipline. They also employed soldiers from French states as well as a giant number of loyalists, American supporters of British rule who formed their own military units and fought against...

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Interesting Facts About China

                                              Interesting Facts About ChinaThe modern word China most likely derives from the name of the Qin (pronounced china) dynasty. First Emperor Qin Shi Huang (260-210 B.C.) of the Qin dynasty first unified China in 221 B.C., beginning an Imperial period which would last until A.D. 1912.kChina...

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Chinese Legendary Stories 4

                                                                   The growing disease  Bian Que was a popular doctor of Cai. day they came across King Cai Huan, looked at him for some time & said, "You are ill. But it doesn't matter, since the disease is yet skin deep. It is simple...

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The Chinese Legendary Stories 3

The goose that could not cackle  Master Chuang was running in the mountains when they saw a large tree, its branches & leaves thick & lush. A woodcutter paused by its side but made no move to cut it down. When Master Chuang asked the reason, they answered, " There is nothing it could be used for!"Master Chuang said, "Because it is valueless to men like us, this tree can live out the years Heaven gave it."Down from the mountain, the...

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GREAT LEGENDARY CHINA WALL Story

Great China Wall  Story The history of the Great Wall is said to start from the Spring and Autumn Periods when seven powerful states appeared simultaneously. In order to defend themselves, all of them built walls and stationed troops on the borders. At that time, the total length of the wall had already reached three,107 miles, belonging to different states. In 221 BC, the Emperor Qin absorbed the other six states and set up the...

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Chinese Legendary Stories 2

                                                        Guilts In The Heart Once a person lost something, and though a couple of suspicious people were taken to the local...

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The legendary story of Chinese military martial arts in the 1969 Sino-Soviet border wars

The legendary story of Chinese military martial arts in the 1969 Sino-Soviet border wars  "Every year on August 1st, Chinese army units from all around collect to celebrate the Birthday of the Chinese Red Army. Senior and retired officers are invited to tell tales of their glorious past in order to inspire the more youthful generation. The following story is an account as told to me by Jian Zhou, a special forces officer of the 49th field Chinese Red Army (and my instructor) in Manchuria." On March two, 1969, Chinese & Soviet troops...

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Chinese Legendary Stories 1

Revenge on the East SeaLong ago, Emperor Yan had a daughter called Nyuwa. They was pretty, lovely & had a powerful will. They was keen on swimming & often went to the East Sea, playing with the blue waves, enjoying the pleasure of being close to Nature.Rain or shine, they never rested; summer or winter, they kept on working. Even now, they is still busying herself together with her task.But day while swimming, they was drowned. Her soul would not give in, though, & broke through the water & became a Jinwei bird, with white-black...

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Background of the Second Sino-Japanese War

Background of the Second Sino-Japanese War  The origin of the Second Sino-Japanese War can be traced to the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894-95, in which China, then under the Qing Dynasty, was defeated by Japan and was made to cede Taiwan to her, and to recognize the 'independence' of Korea in the Treaty of Shimonoseki. The Qing Dynasty was on the brink of collapse from internal revolts and foreign imperialism, while Japan had emerged as...

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Second Sino-Japanese War - The Largest Asian War in the 20th Century

Second Sino-Japanese War - The Largest Asian War in the 20th Century The Second Sino-Japanese War (July 7, 1937  September 9, 1945) was a military conflict fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. From 1937 to 1941, China fought Japan with some economic help from Nazi Germany (until 1938), the Soviet Union (1937-1940) and the United States (see American Volunteer Group).  After the Japanese assault on...

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Wuchang Uprising - Leading to the Collapse of the Qing Dynasty and the Establishment of the Republic of China

Wuchang Uprising - Leading to the Collapse of the Qing Dynasty and the Establishment of the Republic of China  BackgroundThe Wuchang Rebellion of October ten, 1911 started the Xinhai Revolution, which led to the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China (ROC). In 1900, the ruling Qing Dynasty created a modernized army called the "New Army". At the time, the city of Wuchang, on the Yangtze River in...

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Xinhai Revolution

Revolution Of  Xinhai The Xinhai Revolution (named for the Chinese year of Xinhai (1911), was the overthrow of China's ruling Qing Dynasty, sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty, & the establishment of the Republic of China. The revolution began With the armed Wuchang Rebellion & the spread of republican insurrection through the southern provinces, & culminated in the abdication of the Xuantong Emperor after lengthy negotiations...

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Chinese Revolutionary Leader and Warlord-Cai E

  Chinese Revolutionary Leader and Warlord-Cai E  Cai E or Tsai Ao (18 December 1882  8 November 1916) was a Chinese revolutionary leader and warlord. They was born Cai Genyin in Shaoyang, Hunan and his courtesy name was Songpo. In 1898, Cai studied at Yuelu Academy, and later went to Japan to study in 1899. Cai returned to China in 1900. They took part in the rebellion of the Self-Support Army with Tang Caichang....

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