Why are international travelers turning away from China?
Differing attitudes toward historical preservation and a surging domestic tourism market are among the reasons
Tag: Rogue Historian
Kowtow and Get Out: How I Was Almost Ejected from the Forbidden City
In 1793, the British diplomat Lord George Macartney nearly scuttled his trade mission when he famously refused to kowtow to the Qianlong Emperor. He was just one in a long line of foreign visitors to China who had to make the decision of whether to take a deep knee bend and satisfy imperial etiquette or remain standing and risk looking like a pretentious barbarian.
China’s Latest Proposal to Block Internet VPNs Still Doesn’t Make Sense
The “VPNs are going to be blocked in China” story seems to get written at least once a year....
Telling “The Story of China” in Six Hours is Futile, But Give BBC Credit for Trying
It’s hard to fault the producers of the BBC Two documentary “The Story of China” (being broadcast this summer in the US on PBS, viewable online) for perhaps falling into the trap of the old Chinese saying, “走马看花” — to view flowers while racing a horse — i.e. attaining a superficial understanding through cursory observation.
What Can Donald Trump Learn from China’s Great Wall?
Why did they build it? Did it work? Is it true the Chinese tried to get the Mongolians to pay for it?
