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A depiction of Empress Wu Zetian

Empress Wu Zetian The only woman to rule China

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Anti-Chinese prejudice: from gold rushes to exclusion laws . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Clash of cultures: how interpreters bridged the gap between Britain and China . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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15 minutes of fame Rana Mitter chooses Tsiang Tingfu

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Tsiang Ting-fu Chinese historian and diplomat . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Gordons: Prisoners of the Cultural Revolution

US president Richard Nixon (centre) and secretary of state William Rogers (right) at the Great Wall of China during their groundbreaking visit in February 1972. (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Nixon in China: a week that changed the world

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Nixon in China: the trip that changed the Cold War

Soldiers from Mao Zedong’s Red Army assemble in Yan’an, Shaanxi province, 1936 (Photo by Getty)

The Chinese Civil War: a guide to the conflict and the rise of Mao Zedong

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Mao’s Cultural Revolution: everything you wanted to know

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History's greatest mysteries Why did Mao’s chosen successor flee China? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A modern fireworks display

General ancient history

Q&A How were fireworks made in ancient China?

Illustration of the Red Dragon of China

Has China always been the world’s greatest superpower?

Mao Zedong applauds a parade of Red Guards in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. These young militants followed Mao’s call in early August 1966 to defend the party from a ‘white terror’. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

Reign of the red terror: Mao Zedong and the Cultural Revolution

In this lecture, Michael Wood uses the stories of five individuals from across the centuries to cast light on China’s rich and varied history

General ancient history

Voices of China