Frank Hossack

Twice a day, the sea at Jinzhou Bay pulls back and a stone path appears, joining an island to the coast. Visitors wait hours for the moment, then hurry back before the tide swallows the crossing again. 每天两次,锦州湾的海水会退去,一条石路随之显现,将一座岛屿与海岸连接起来。游客常常等候数小时,只为这一刻,随后又要赶在潮水吞没通道之前匆匆返回。 The island is...

This day, 23 August, in 1884, the opening engagement in the Battle of Fuzhou took place, fought between the navies of France and Qing-Dynasty China. Officers and sailors of the Chinese ships died heroically; the entire Fujian Navy was...

This day, 22 August, in 1659, the Polish Jesuit and missionary, Michał Boym, passed away. As one of the first European scientists to visit East Asia, Boym had created the first systematic botanical encyclopedia about China, the “Flora Sinensis”,...

This day, 21 August, in 2014, President Xi Jinping and Mongolian President Elbegdorj Tsakhia signed the “Joint Declaration on the Establishment & Development of a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the People’s Republic of China and Mongolia” in Ulaanbaatar. 2014年8月21日的这一天，习近平主席和蒙古总统Elbegdorj Tsakhia在乌兰巴托签署了《中华人民共和国和蒙古建立和发展全面战略伙伴关系的联合声明》。

Travellers between China and Australia may soon have another part way across the Pacific. Nanjing has emerged as the leading candidate for direct flights to Canberra, potentially connecting two capital cities while opening a new gateway between China and...

This day, 20 August, in 2002, the 24th International Congress of Mathematicians opened in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Held every 4 years, this was also the first time in history that the Congress had been...

Since 1 January 2025, couples pursuing fertility treatment across China have walked into a rather different kind of appointment. The largest bill on the table is no longer always the first thing standing in their way; it's the popularity...

Commuters across Shanghai are to see a fare structure tested for the first time in over two decades. On 29 July 2026, the city's Development & Reform Commission announced a public hearing for 7 September, to reopening pricing that...