Monthly Archives: April 2020

During the Rape of Nanking (1937-38), the Chinese women refugees under Minnie Vautrin’s protection gratefully addressed her this way. Minnie Vautrin was born on September 27, 1886 to a blacksmith’s family in the tiny village of Secor, Illinois. From early on, she dreamt of becoming a teacher and seeing the outside world. However, her familyContinue reading “https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/minnie-vautrin”

Feng Ru made history on the California coast, then introduced airplanes to his native land. At twilight on a Tuesday evening in September 1909, Feng Ru prepared to test an airplane of his own design above the gently rolling hills of Oakland, California. It was just six years after Orville and Wilbur Wright took toContinue reading “https://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/the-father-of-chinese-aviation-7979767/”

Active involvement to professionalize and increase value. Direct investing of growth capital Sector agnostic, with focus on the increasing demands of the rising Southeast Asian middle class Strong, established brands with opportunity for growth Industry leaders: first to market with current market majority share Controlling positions if possible, minority positions considered only if management partnershipContinue reading “http://www.titancapasia.com/”

Roger Ver almost entirely drops out of Bitcoin Cash mining, with his pool Bitcoin.com dropping its hashrate by 92%. Now Bitmain operated BTC.com was able to capture more than 51% of the network’s blocks, exposing BCH to a 51% attack. Other mining pools followed suit, leaving Bitcoin Cash’s mining network security at multi-year lows relativeContinue reading “https://cryptobriefing.com/roger-ver-stopped-mining-bitcoin-cash-after-halving/”

I watched this film at the 2012 San Diego International Children’s film Festival, met the child actor —Jiaqi Li, a real 9 year old country boy from An Hui, China. This is a great film with a touch story. A little 9 year old country boy who is in charge of a household: a oldContinue reading “https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Boy-Jiaqi-Li/dp/B01GUP3QWW”

A notorious figure of the Song Dynasty (960-1279), Qin Hui is still courting controversy hundreds of years after his death. He is known for his part in the execution of national hero General Yue Fei, but now it is his statue at the Jiangning Museum of Nanjing that has divided public opinion. Unveiled earlier thisContinue reading “https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2011-12/15/content_14272813.htm”

Yue Fei is one of the most famous and admired figures in Chinese history. His parents were farmers in present day Henan (Honan) province. Growing up he was acutely aware of the brutal power of the nomadic Jurchens, who frequently raided his region. In 1122 he joined a daredevil corps of the army. In 1127Continue reading “http://epicworldhistory.blogspot.com/2012/07/yue-fei-yueh-fei-chinese-general.html”