Yeh Chia-ying, China’s ‘daughter of poetry’, dies at the age of 100

Yeh Chia-ying, China’s ‘daughter of poetry’, dies at the age of 100

Yeh Chia-ying, a revered figure in Chinese classical poetry and education, died at the age of 100 in the northern port city of Tianjin on Sunday. Often referred to as the “daughter of poetry”, she dedicated seven decades to researching and promoting classical Chinese poetry across mainland China, Taiwan, the United States and Canada. She … Read more

Opinion | After Baltimore bridge collapse shocks the world, a look at China’s ancient Marco Polo Bridge, known for different reasons

Opinion | After Baltimore bridge collapse shocks the world, a look at China’s ancient Marco Polo Bridge, known for different reasons

Very early on in their history, the Chinese had mastered the technology of building bridges of considerable heft. Using wood, and then stone, they built bridges that spanned waterways and connected trunk roads. Cranes stand by as the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge rests on the container ship MV Dali, on Saturday, March … Read more