A previous article “No Man’s Land: A True Event from WWII” published in December 2006 in this website discussed the “No Man’s Land” situation in Hong Kong on December 24, 1941. That was the day before the Japanese army gained control of Hong Kong from the British, but after the British had already essentially relinquished […]
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Taiji and Health
April 2007
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Taiji (also commonly known as Tai Chi or Taijiquan) was invented several hundred years ago in China as a martial art. Besides being a martial art, it is also an extremely good health-enhancing exercise. Because Taiji is characterized by slow, soft movements that have low impacts on the body, it is ideally suited as an […]
Massacre and Atrocities in Hong Kong during WWII
April 2007
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Hong Kong was a British colony before and after WWII, but from 12/25/1941 to 8/15/1945 when Japan surrendered, Hong Kong was under the control of Japan. This article recounts the massacre and atrocities committed by the Japanese troops during those three years and eight months of occupation of Hong Kong. The purpose of recounting these […]
Nanking Massacre: Reporting an Eyewitness Account
One of the most terrifying atrocities in human history occurred in Nanking over a six-week period beginning on 12/13/1937, when the Japanese troops entered and controlled Nanking, the then capitol of the Republic of China. During this short six-week period, about 300,000 Chinese (mostly civilians) were killed and over 20,000 Chinese females (women, girls, and […]