23:1323:13, 26 April 2020diffhist+31
Four Barbarians
"Four barbarians" is a subjective translation of the historic term "四夷" used by the Chinese and should be academically applied as such without racist undertones or weasel-wording
23:1023:10, 26 April 2020diffhist+87
Four Barbarians
replacing politically segregationist language describing the tribes of people that have lived along the ancient borders of ancient kingdoms and empires of China
04:1404:14, 7 September 2018diffhist+8
Four Barbarians
"四夷" DOES NOT LITERALLY MEAN "FOUR BARBARIANS" - "夷" is simply the name given to these tribes people and wasn't intended for derogatory effect; this is politically motivated disinformation to encourage malevolence between modern people
04:1304:13, 7 September 2018diffhist+9
Four Barbarians
"四夷" DOES NOT LITERALLY MEAN "FOUR BARBARIANS" - "夷" is simply the name given to these tribes people and wasn't intended for derogatory effect; this is politically motivated disinformation to encourage malevolence between modern people
04:4104:41, 27 September 2017diffhist+9
High-technology swimwear
→Controversy: There are many records that remain unbroken from the "cheat-suit era" of 2008-2009; which organization or individual establish the idea that the high-tech swimwear "has not hindered progress in competitive swimming"?
05:0105:01, 10 June 2016diffhist+9
Han–Xiongnu War
Please cite academic or scholarly source regarding the Xiongnu's "civil war and weakening of the (so-called) confederation".
04:5204:52, 10 June 2016diffhist+374
Han–Xiongnu War
Additional fundamental information and facts regarding the basic premise of this article - key terminologies - cite sources.
04:3804:38, 10 June 2016diffhist+83
Proto-Mongols
Key summary of the Mongol conquest of China, beginning with Genghis Khan's invasion of the Jin Dynasty, and ending with Kublai Khan's conquest of the Southern Song Dynasty; cite link source.
04:2904:29, 10 June 2016diffhist0
Proto-Mongols
Minor fix of link to relevant article of empire that Genghis Khan conquered in his initial invasion of China in earnest.
04:2704:27, 10 June 2016diffhist+171
Proto-Mongols
It should be clarified that while Genghis Khan unified all tribes to form the Mongol Empire, he didn't conquer China, although he did begin the of conquest of China with the invasion of Jin Dynasty; his descendants finishing the conquest decades later. l
04:1704:17, 10 June 2016diffhist+11
Proto-Mongols
One cannot omit the fact that the so-called "proto-Mongols" were at least largely-significant in the peopling of ancient China; cannot and should not be used as antagonist to China's history or peoples.
01:5701:57, 2 June 2016diffhist+9
Jiuqu
China has vastly updated it industrial base in food production in past decade or so; will need accurate and updated information about consistency and quality of manufacture of Jiuqu in China.
04:5204:52, 21 April 2016diffhist+1,241
Liu Xiaobo
As there is much controversy in the selection of Nobel Prize laureates, not least of which Mr Liu Xiaobo, it would be less biased and more democratic to include the criticism for his nomination.
04:2204:22, 21 April 2016diffhist+22
Chinese folk religion
This is yet another storied subject of religious history and practices by the many people of China; link to article that further elaborates on the subject.
04:1504:15, 21 April 2016diffhist+9
Artemisinin
→Helminth parasites: Please cite scholarly reference explaining the "serendipitous" (fluke) nature, as opposed to some level of clinical research, in the discovery in China of the efficacy of artemisinin against blood flukes (pun intended).