Tag: Reflections

Reflections | The earliest Chinese irons date back over 2,000 years. Here’s how they evolved
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Reflections | The earliest Chinese irons date back over 2,000 years. Here’s how they evolved

 23/05/2026
Reflections | How Chinese people did laundry before washing machines, from ash ‘soap’ to stone beatings
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Reflections | How Chinese people did laundry before washing machines, from ash ‘soap’ to stone beatings

 16/05/2026
Reflections | How succession struggles in China’s history are echoed in Malaysia’s 2026 royal crisis
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Reflections | How succession struggles in China’s history are echoed in Malaysia’s 2026 royal crisis

 09/05/2026
Reflections | Ancient Chinese sleep advice, from bedtimes and body positions to state of mind
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Reflections | Ancient Chinese sleep advice, from bedtimes and body positions to state of mind

 02/05/2026
Reflections | The history of China’s hospitality industry and how its inns evolved over time
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Reflections | The history of China’s hospitality industry and how its inns evolved over time

 25/04/2026
Reflections | What an ancient Chinese dish can teach people about the ‘proper’ way to eat dishes
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Reflections | What an ancient Chinese dish can teach people about the ‘proper’ way to eat dishes

 18/04/2026
Reflections | How cremation became widespread in ancient China despite going against Confucian beliefs
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Reflections | How cremation became widespread in ancient China despite going against Confucian beliefs

 11/04/2026
Reflections | History of Chinese flatbreads reflects how food has echoes of faraway places
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Reflections | History of Chinese flatbreads reflects how food has echoes of faraway places

 04/04/2026
Reflections | How Imperial China’s armed escorts became the stuff of legend
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Reflections | How Imperial China’s armed escorts became the stuff of legend

 28/03/2026
Reflections | How the Hakka spread in China and beyond, their cuisine reflecting hard lives
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Reflections | How the Hakka spread in China and beyond, their cuisine reflecting hard lives

 21/03/2026
Reflections | What Iran’s former crown prince can learn from an exiled royal’s plea to Chinese emperor
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Reflections | What Iran’s former crown prince can learn from an exiled royal’s plea to Chinese emperor

 14/03/2026
Reflections | Modern Singapore knows that vigilance is key. So did an ancient Chinese minister
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Reflections | Modern Singapore knows that vigilance is key. So did an ancient Chinese minister

 07/03/2026
Reflections | After Andrew’s arrest, how high-born criminals were treated in ancient China
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Reflections | After Andrew’s arrest, how high-born criminals were treated in ancient China

 28/02/2026
Reflections | As Kim Jong-un grooms daughter to rule, a Chinese princess whose ambition backfired
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Reflections | As Kim Jong-un grooms daughter to rule, a Chinese princess whose ambition backfired

 21/02/2026
Reflections | How ancient Chinese dental practices were often similar to those used today
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Reflections | How ancient Chinese dental practices were often similar to those used today

 10/01/2026
Reflections | Chinese diners’ preference for warm water over cold is not as ancient as you’d think
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Reflections | Chinese diners’ preference for warm water over cold is not as ancient as you’d think

 03/01/2026
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Reflections | Chinese historical myths that are accepted as fact, and why they have endured

 27/12/2025
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Reflections | How Malaysia’s unusual creation still affects it today, and China’s idea of doing similar

 20/12/2025
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Reflections | How China’s history of fighting fire reflects a long and difficult struggle

 06/12/2025
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Reflections | Trump insiders’ ‘Mar-a-Lago faces’ echo Chinese elites’ unhealthy efforts to please a king

 29/11/2025
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Reflections | How China embraced physical fitness through history, from polo to today’s National Games

 22/11/2025
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Reflections | Andrew’s loss of ‘prince’ title echoes downfall of many a demoted royal in imperial China

 15/11/2025
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Reflections | How the ‘Asean Way’ differs from the failed alliances of China’s Warring States Period

 08/11/2025
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Reflections | How Trump’s new White House ballroom echoes the grand monuments of China’s emperors

 01/11/2025