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Why Censors Are Targeting Winnie-the-Pooh in China

Social media users have compared the honey-loving bear to Chinese President Xi Jinping

View of a skeleton reaching 6'2'' from a grave dating back to 5,000 years ago, at the excavation site of the Jiaojia ruins in Jiaojia village, Zhangqiu district of Ji'nan city, east China's Shandong province

Graveyard of “Giants” Found in China

Many of the 5,000 year-old skeletons measured 5’ 9” or longer, making the Neolithic humans exceptionally tall for that period

Norwegian actress and director Liv Ullmann reads from the words of Liu Xiaobo when he was awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. Xiaobo was imprisoned and unable to accept the award.

Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Winner Liu Xiaobo Dies at Age 61

The human rights activist spent his final years in Chinese custody

A painting depicting a tribute giraffe and a handler sent to China in the 15th century.

The Peculiar Story of Giraffes in 1400s China

During China’s short-lived golden age of exploration, two giraffes came to the imperial court

Tourists explore the Crescent Moon Spring along the historic Silk Road trade route.

How Third-Century China Saw Rome, a Land Ruled by “Minor Kings”

Translations of a 3rd century Chinese text describe Roman life

A hanging scroll painting depicts Yinti, Prince Xun (1688-1755) and his wife.

Men of China’s Qing Dynasty Chose Trophy Wives to Flaunt Their Wealth

See lavish paintings and rare jewelry at the from 18th-century China

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