History & People

The Nanking Massacre in 1937

The Nanjing Massacre (南京大屠殺), also known as Nanking Massacre or Rape of Nanjing, is one of the most infamous (臭名昭著的) atrocities (殘暴行為) committed by the Japanese army in

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The legacy of Henrietta Lacks

Henrietta Lacks was an African-American woman whose cancer cells (癌細胞) were taken without her knowledge or consent (同意) in 1951. Her cells, known as HeLa cells,

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The burning of Yuan Ming Yuan

Located northwest of Beijing, the Old Summer Palace, also known as the Garden of Perfect Brightness or Yuan Ming Yuan (圓明園), was one of the most important imperial gardens

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