In the 1920s, China was torn apart — no central authority, endless warlord skirmishes, and the people caught in the chaos.

Letter from Mabel Truss Metcalf to Marguerite Henrich Kellogg, October 14, 1923, page 1, Record Unit 7170, A. Remington Kellogg Papers, circa 1871–1969 and undated, Smithsonian Institution Archives, ...

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In the midst of a brutal civil war, late 1920s China was a tough assignment for Christian ministries. But when missionary Frank Houghton was asked to help recruit 200 "men and women who know and love ...

Juliann Troi is a lover of history, nearly getting a degree in it in college. “I got one class shy of a history degree and figured out there’s nothing you can do with it, so I switched to Education, ...

"Bourne Identity" director Doug Liman and producers Rob Reiner and Alan Greisman are joining forces with Beijing Galloping Horse Film & TV Production for a 1920s drama about Two-Gun Cohen, the British ...

In the November 1923 issue of the Atlantic Monthly, Lucy Truman Aldrich published an account of an unusual experience she had in China earlier in the year. “For the rest of my life,” Aldrich began her ...

May 10 (UPI) --HBO Max released the first official trailer for its upcoming animated series, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, on Wednesday. Set in 1920s China, the show is a prequel to the classic ...

The concept of the “new woman” was born out of the clashes between Chinese and Western cultures during the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). It was, in essence, a canvas onto which reformers — most of ...

Q:I inherited my china cabinet from my grandmother and believe it is about 80 years old. It has curved glass on three sides and painted panels. It is marked on the back "Paine Furniture Company, ...