Tiananmen Square (Tiān’ānmén Guǎngchǎng 天安门广场)|Tiān’ānmén Guǎngchǎng 天安门广场 (Tiananmen Square)
Anthony Alexander LOH Soldiers stand before the southern Gate of Tiananmen Square, early in the morning. Each morning, tourists from
Opium War, Second (Dì-èr Cì Yāpiàn Zhànzhēng 第二次鸦片战争)|Dì-èr Cì Yāpiàn Zhànzhēng 第二次鸦片战争 (Opium War, Second)
Joyce A. MADANCY During the 1856 war, Chinese set fire to foreign factories. The British retaliated by burning Chinese houses.
Civil War 1945–1949 (Jiěfàng Zhànzhēng 解放战争)|Jiěfàng Zhànzhēng 解放战争 (Civil War 1945–1949)
Thomas P. DOLAN The original caption for this photograph read: “Eighty million Chinese Communists who inhabit thousands of square miles
Manchurian Incident (Jiǔ Yībā Shìbiàn 九一八事变)|Jiǔ Yībā Shìbiàn 九一八事变 (Manchurian Incident)
Daniel J. MEISSNER “The first battle near Manturia (i.e., Manchuria). The Japanese soldiers defeated the enemy’s cavalry.” Lithographic print, Tokyo,
February 28th Incident (Èr Èrbā Shìjiàn 二二八事件)|Èr Èrbā Shìjiàn 二二八事件 (February 28th Incident)
Winberg CHAI A momentous event in Taiwan’s history took place on 28 February 1947 when a demonstration in Taipei spurred
Lushan Conference (Lúshān Huìyì 庐山会议)|Lúshān Huìyì 庐山会议 (Lushan Conference)
Richard LEVY Members of the People’s Liberation Army work beneath the gaze of a photograph of Chairman Mao. The Lushan
Xi’an Incident (Xī’ān Shìbìan 西安事变)|Xī’ān Shìbìan 西安事变 (Xi’an Incident)
David D. BUCK An actor portraying Chiang Kai-shek in a play about the Xi’an Incident, during which Chiang was kidnapped
Yalta Agreement (Yǎ’ěrtǎ Tiáoyuē 雅尔塔条约)|Yǎ’ěrtǎ Tiáoyuē 雅尔塔条约 (Yalta Agreement)
Steven PHILLIPS The “Big Three” of the Yalta Conference: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin at the Livadia
Potsdam Conference (Bōcítǎn Huìyì 波茨坦会议)|Bōcítǎn Huìyì 波茨坦会议 (Potsdam Conference)
June GRASSO Soviet leader Josef Stalin and President Harry S. Truman meet for the first time, during the Potsdam Conference
Xia Dynasty (Xià Cháo 夏朝)|Xià Cháo 夏朝 (Xia Dynasty)
Charles C. KOLB Statue at the Yellow River Visitor’s Center depicting the legendary Yu, the first ruler of the Xia