China

The Path of Demystifying: Mao in the Post-Maoist Era

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

by Ng Eng Ping

In 1975, Mao Zedong was having a conversation with one of his secretaries on Sima Guang, the famous Song historian, noting that his Comprehensive Mirror to Aid in Government – which traced the chronological history of China from the Fifth Century BC – ended just before the foundation of the Song Dynasty […]

Studying Ancient Chinese History in Singapore (Part Two)

Monday, April 30th, 2007

by Yang Shao-Yun
Continuing Studying Ancient Chinese History in Singapore (Part One)…

Studying Ancient Chinese History in Singapore (Part One)

Monday, April 30th, 2007

by Yang Shao-Yun
It is not easy for a Chinese Singaporean to specialise in ancient China history because there are so few historians interested to begin with. Little Chinese history is taught in either the History or Chinese Language syllabi in Singapore schools. Chinese history also rarely figures in the media, except for some ‘historical’ drama […]

Sun Yat Sen and Sun Yan Zi: Connecting Singapore to China

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

by Hu Wen
I learn a lot from my students during tutorials, sometimes more than they do from me. During one tutorial when we were discussing some aspects of early twentieth century Singapore history, a student of Chinese nationality suddenly spoke up, “Sun Yan Zi played a very important role in connecting overseas Chinese and […]