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    The Blood, the Tears, and the Fortune: China’s Southern Exodus

    25/08/2026 | 15 mins.
    Today, we’ll talk about one of the largest and most overlooked migrations in modern history, a movement of millions from China’s coast to Southeast Asia that lasted for centuries, driven by hunger, lured by colonial promises, and marked by unimaginable suffering as well as astonishing resilience.
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    Luoyang Bridge: The Ancient Stone Giant That Defied the Tides

    18/08/2026 | 15 mins.
    Today, we’ll talk about Luoyang Bridge, a nearly thousand-year-old stone bridge in southeastern China whose ingenious use of oyster reefs, tidal forces, and innovative engineering helped it survive the ravages of the sea and become one of the world’s earliest and most remarkable coastal bridges.
  • The Context

    A Temple Built on a Miracle: The Living History of Kaiyuan Temple

    11/08/2026 | 17 mins.
    Today, we’ll talk about a famed temple in Quanzhou, a thousand-year-old landmark where legend, maritime exchange, and cultural fusion converge to reveal the enduring openness of China’s ancient coastal civilization.
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    Institution Behind Letters: Rise and Fall of Tianyi Post Office

    04/08/2026 | 18 mins.
    Today, we’ll talk about Tianyi Post Office, the pioneering remittance and postal agency that connected overseas Chinese communities across Southeast Asia with their families in China, creating a vital network of letters, money, and trust long before the advent of modern banking and communications.
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    Yongle Encyclopedia: Six Centuries of Mystery and Survival

    28/07/2026 | 16 mins.
    Today, we’ll talk about the Yongle Encyclopedia, a monumental Chinese text dating from the Ming dynasty, and provide you with a fascinating narrative detailing its six-hundred-year journey, tragic dispersal, and ongoing global recovery.
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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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