Sun remains a unique figure among 20th-century Chinese leaders for being widely revered in both mainland China and Taiwan.Although Sun is considered to be one of the greatest leaders of modern China, his political life was one of constant struggle and frequent exile. After the success of the ...
The world’s earliest known civilization was also one of the first to build a defensive wall. During the 21st century B.C., the ancient Sumerian rulers Shulgi and Shu-Sin constructed a massive fortified barrier to keep out the Amorites, a group of nomadic tribesmen who had been making incu...
As the Keynote speaker at the Major World Gatherings in India, Switzerland, Germany, and Bali, Chungliang "Al" Huang appeared with many notable world leaders of religion and spiritual philosophy including the Dalai Lama. Huang is the founder-president of the Living Tao Foundation based on the ...
of 17. His 24-year odyssey through the Mongol Empire made him one of the first Europeans to traverse these distant and exotic lands. His detailed account of his travels,The Travels of Marco Polo, provided Europeans with their first comprehensive look at Asian lands and cultures, igniting ...