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This Week in History Ep. 16 - A Letter from Chinatown
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The ancient Kingdom of Korea has always been a vassal state of the Celestial Kingdom. If you want to ascend the throne and become king, you must go through the canonization of the Celestial Empire. However, with the defeat of the Sino-Japanese War, Korea became a colony of Japan
A hundred years later, the North Korean royal family was fighting for the "throne".
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When it comes to the political victory of the Qin Dynasty, no one knows that this is the first emperor in history. He ascended the throne at the age of 13. His youthful experience taught him tolerance and tempered his tough mind, which laid the foundation for his unification of t
Qin Shihuang, the one emperor through the ages, actually had three fathers. He forced one to death and killed another.
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Tianmen River Hydropower Plant is one of the buildings selected into China's industrial heritage protection list. In addition to the long history of the hydropower station, the two generators in the station also played a major role in winning this honor. In March 2006, two villag
In 2006, two American generators were discovered in Guizhou. They have been generating electricity for 80 years and are still working normally today.
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What happened on July 16 in history? In 2003, more than 50 radio stations across Asia simultaneously played the first wave of the title song "In the Name of the Father" from Jay Chou's fourth album "Ye Huimei". It was initially estimated that there were more than 800 million peop
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James's Coupler Whether it is a black-smoking steam train or a clanging green train, the stable connection between each carriage relies on an old invention from the 19th century - the James's Coupler. However, many people have a huge misunderstanding about Zhan's coupler, thinkin
Zhan's coupler was not invented by Zhan Tianyou. He himself deliberately avoided suspicion, but his son was deeply misled.
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Liu Wei: In October of the tenth year of Wanli, Mangyingli, the son of Mangyinglong, a great hero in Burmese history, was instigated by the careerist Longchuan Xuanwei Si Yuefeng and openly invaded the border areas of Yunnan in the Ming Dynasty with hundreds of thousands of troop
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In the early morning of September 9, 1976, Mao Zedong, the great leader of the People's Republic of China, passed away suddenly. When the news came out, the whole country mourned. Tens of thousands of people flocked to Beijing from all over the country to prepare to bid Chairman
Chairman Mao passed away. After reading the wake list, Li Min reminded: My brother Mao Ancheng was left behind.
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As the largest mausoleum in the world, Qin Shihuang's mausoleum has a very unique structure and naturally contains countless cultural relics and treasures. According to records, a total of 720,000 people were recruited to build the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, and the work was pers
Why can’t Qin Shihuang’s tomb be dug?
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Her mother, Ni Guizhen, was a Methodist and believed that we should help others with an equal attitude. Her enlightened scholar-official parents provided her with a formal education.
Song Ailing: Single-handedly brokered the marriage between Chiang Kai-shek and Song Dynasty and amassed money like crazy. She was the richest woman in China at the time.
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We all know that in ancient times, the status of court ladies was very low. They had almost no personal freedom and could only live dependent on their masters. And their masters are the emperor who lives in the palace, or the emperor's family members.
Why did the palace maid prick herself with needles when she was waiting for her master to sleep?
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There are many loyal ministers in history, the more representative ones are Qu Yuan, Wei Zheng, Guan Yu, Wen Tianxiang, Yu Qian, Hai Rui, Shi Kefa, etc. There was one person among whom everyone felt very regretful and indignant. This person was loyal and courageous, and saved the
Hangzhou historical celebrity: He was loyal and courageous, saving the imperial court in times of crisis, but died at the hands of villains
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Chairman Mao played a pivotal role in China's modern history, and he was irreplaceable to people at that time. On March 23, 2007, Mao Anqing passed away due to illness.
When Mao Anqing passed away in 2007, Liu Siqi, Li Min and Li Na came to see him off, and Shao Hua burst into tears.
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As a key figure in the Qin Dynasty's unification of the world, Li Si once assisted Qin Shihuang to achieve eternal hegemony, and also assisted Qin Shihuang to establish the basic structure of feudal society for more than two thousand years. However, he ended up being cut in half
Li Si, a strange man of a generation: assisted Qin Shihuang to achieve eternal hegemony, but why was he chopped into meat paste after his death?
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When I first heard this kind of "tiger and wolf words", my three views were shattered, and people couldn't help but wonder: How many women did the ancient emperors go through before getting married? This was clearly stipulated in the Qing Dynasty palace.
"Don't marry an old man if you're rich, don't marry an old man if you're poor." What is an "old man"? Doesn’t it make sense what the ancients said?
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She was the first imperial concubine in the history of the Qing Dynasty and the love of Emperor Shunzhi's life. Emperor Shunzhi was crazy about her and became a monk for her. What is her charm that made Emperor Shunzhi love her so much? What kind of person is Concubine Dong E? To
What is the charm of Concubine Dong E that can make Shunzhi become crazy about her and become a monk for her?
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On July 12, Wutiejiayuan Community, Dongshanting Community, Dongsha Garden Community, Happy Star City Community, and Wuhan Boya Social Work Service Center in Liyuan Street, Hongshan District organized party members and resident representatives in the jurisdiction to go to Yaojias
Visit the first village during the Anti-Japanese War and draw on the power of red
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There is such an outrageous company that makes 700 million yuan a year by selling paper and plastic cups. Then you must ask, how many paper cups do you need to sell to make so much money? here is the image. Last year alone, they sold nearly 1.9 billion paper cups, more than 200 m
Ridiculously strong! Selling paper and plastic cups can actually earn 700 million a year?
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“When we stop and observe life seriously, endless beauty emerges from life. The noisy traditional market, the students in twos and threes on the bus, the gorgeous alcohol, the powerless plants, and the bright daydreams.
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In the process of raising a dog, we will more or less find that the dog bites the owner. But many owners don't take it seriously and think it is looking for trouble. But actually it thinks so. "I want to check if the owner is outside and see if there are other dogs." Dogs can get
When a dog bites its owner, you don’t think it’s looking for trouble, right?
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The new season will not start for some time, and what each team has to do in the summer is to recruit players. The purpose of supplementing their strength is to achieve good results.
The Warriors have high hopes for their reinforcement. He signed a two-year, $9 million contract and was once a starter for the Bucks.
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Somewhat unbelievably, the 51-year-old former world heavyweight boxing champion Chris Bird has dropped his weight to 163 pounds after two years of transformation, and he is still looking forward to returning to the ring.
The 51-year-old former world heavyweight boxing champion dropped his weight to 163 pounds and still hopes to return to the ring.
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Nowadays, there are so many activities at home that fishing friends are overwhelmed with things to do. The fishing activities in July are in full swing again. Come and join in! There has been hot weather everywhere recently. Some places even went up to 40 degrees Celsius. The hig
"July Fish Catch" Sister Meizi has exceeded the task, this big crucian carp is so tempting