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    Crossing the Impossible River: Mao Yisheng and China’s First Modern Bridge

    10/03/2026 | 14 mins.
    Today, we’ll talk about Mao Yisheng, China’s pioneering bridge engineer, who devoted his life to building bridges that carried a nation toward modernity, and how his most famous bridge over the Qiantang River became a powerful symbol of science, sacrifice, and national survival.
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    Wuwangdun: Rising from Ruin

    03/03/2026 | 15 mins.
    Today, we’ll talk about artifacts from a Warring States-era royal tomb that reframe the story of a kingdom in decline to one of a magnificent and resilient culture, despite its struggles on the cusp of China’s imperial unity.
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    Painted on Stone, Scattered Abroad: The Fate of China’s Ancient Cave Murals

    27/02/2026 | 17 mins.
    Today, we’ll talk about how China’s ancient cave murals were cut from desert walls, scattered across the world, and painstakingly reunited through scholarship, art, and digital restoration.
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    Sacred Walls, Common Hands: The Art of Pilu Temple

    24/02/2026 | 15 mins.
    Today, we’ll talk about the little-known murals of Pilu Temple, painted by folk artists in northern China during the Ming dynasty. These murals bring together gods, ghosts, sages, and common folk to create some of the most imaginative visions of the Chinese spiritual world.
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    Painted for Eternity: The Murals That Survived Six Centuries

    20/02/2026 | 13 mins.
    Today, we’ll talk about how the hidden murals of Beijing’s Fahai Temple, created by Ming Dynasty court painters nearly 600 years ago, combine extraordinary craftsmanship, lavish use of gold, and a long history of protection to form one of the most overlooked masterpieces in world art.

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NewsChina explores the perspectives driving today’s China and its people with a deep dive into the histories that shaped them.
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