China Studies at Leiden University

20/08/2024

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yp70j94e8o

Stanford University is fighting to keep the diaries, in a case framed as a battle against China's censorship.

04/01/2024

29/11/2023

“Hard work alone no longer guarantees success nowadays.” For years, young Chinese were told that if they kept their heads down and studied hard, money and success would naturally follow. Now, many are realizing that things aren’t so simple.

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28/11/2023

"Liang Liang and Li Jun are just the tip of the iceberg; there are thousands of couples facing similar challenges."

23/11/2023

The second-hand housing market is crucial for overall market confidence and liquidity, especially in major Chinese cities.

23/11/2023

What are China's technology ambitions and capabilities? And how does this affect its political and economic relationships?

19/11/2023

We warmly invite you to join us for this free public lecture at the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam by Professor Hui-shu Lee. Everyone is welcome to attend.

18/11/2023

Applications for China’s civil service exam hit yet another record high this year, as graduates seek job security amid an uncertain economic outlook.

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18/11/2023

China’s nationalist former leader has a mixed legacy. Two new books present him in a revisionist light — but what political inheritance did the Generalissimo really leave behind?

17/11/2023

The explorer Zheng He helped popularize spices in China, but it was the private trade — both illicit and state-sanctioned — that drove their spread.

07/11/2023

Tug o' war (Legation Guards), Peking, 1912-1919
French Legation Guards in the foreground.

Cooper, William Collection
WC01-250

https://hpcbristol.net/visual/WC01-250

#旧照 #老照片 #北京 #舊照 #歷史 #民國

07/11/2023

This talk takes as its starting point five paintings from the collection of the National Board of Antiquities in Finland. These paintings feature five of the Kings of the Earth Prisons (地獄) and were acquired by Danish businessman Sophus Black in Beijing in the early 20th century. The Kings were ...

02/11/2023

Following high-profile collaborations with several mass consumer brands, Kweichow Moutai is taking steps to shore up its brand image and expand its...

02/11/2023

The text reads "Prevent falling objects from hurting people"; the small text reads "When entering a construction site, wear a hardhat, when working on high, do not drop objects!".

01/11/2023

Costumed parades in the street, spectral drawings, and religious ceremonies illustrate how the Chinese celebrate Ghost Festival.

31/10/2023

This early 1950s (ca. 1953) poster shows the various services that the post and telecommunications office offers: postal telegraph (邮转电报); delivery of letters and telegrams (书信电报); information (微询); long-distance calls (长途电话); stationery (信函); purchasing goods on beha...

31/10/2023

Armed with beefy venture capital investments, Chinese fast-food brands are winning over consumers with a combination of aggressive price cuts and...

31/10/2023

Spanning two centuries, “History of Photography in Guangdong: 1844-2020” delves into the history of Chinese photography. The book chronicles its...

31/10/2023

Executive Summary Full report Shared Histories, Distinct Memories: A comparison of Chinese and Russian official media discourses on World War II Eighty years ago on this day, the United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union and Republic

31/10/2023

Evacuees waiting to leave Shanghai, 1937 (start of the Second Sino-Japanese War)

Rosholt, Malcolm Collection
Ro-n0036

https://hpcbristol.net/visual/Ro-n0036

#1937 #舊照 #抗戰 #老照片 #上海 #租界

30/10/2023

A wave of sorrow has swept mainland social media following the death of the actor Matthew Perry who starred in the iconic US television series, Friends.

29/10/2023

Young Chinese are increasingly using the dating app to hunt for potential job openings amid soaring graduate unemployment. But the trend is sparking concern among the platform’s users — and inside Tinder itself.

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27/10/2023

06/06/2023

📁 RETURN TO JUST ANOTHER DAY it is 1989. i am twelve, at home watching the dutch news. surprisingly, with my mum. she rarely watches the dutch news, but on this day in which nothing happened, …