Hong Kong's Stone Wall Trees
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 17, 2026
One of Hong Kong’s most unusual sights is the stone wall tree—a mature tree growing directly out of a masonry retaining wall. These remarka...
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Day Joyce Sheet: A Wartime Diary Stitched on a Bedsheet
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 13, 2026
Most wartime diaries are written on paper. Some are scribbled in notebooks or loose sheets and hidden beneath floorboards, or tucked inside ...
The Ancient Salt Wells of Zigong
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 27, 2026
Long before the first commercial oil wells appeared in North America, Chinese engineers had already mastered the art of drilling deep into t...
The Legend of a Lost Roman Legion in China
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 21, 2026
A remote village in north-western China, on the edge of the Gobi desert, is said to have been founded by Roman soldiers. According to this c...
Cold Food Festival
Kaushik Patowary
May 6, 2026
Every spring, just before the arrival of the better-known Qingming Festival, parts of China once observed a strange and austere tradition wh...
The Esing Bakery Poisoning of 1857
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 11, 2026
On the morning of 15 January 1857, residents of Hong Kong awoke to what seemed an ordinary day. As usual, loaves of fresh bread were deliver...
The 1938 Yellow River Flood
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 14, 2025
Few rivers in human history have been so closely tied to a nation’s destiny as the Yellow River— Huang He , the “Mother of China.” Rising in...
Oyster Shell Houses of Guangdong
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 16, 2025
Along the southern coast of China, particularly in Guangdong’s Pearl River Delta, a curious architectural tradition took shape during the la...
The Befouled Statues Of Yue Fei’s Killers
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 14, 2025
Yue Fei is among the most celebrated generals in Chinese history, remembered for his loyalty and patriotism. His life unfolded during one of...
The Heaven-Shaking Thunder Bomb
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 2, 2025
Gunpowder was invented in China during the Tang dynasty in the early 9th century. Chinese alchemists were said to be experimenting with salt...
