Asian history

A brief Timeline of the Dynasties in Chinese History

We move now from Germany to ancient China, to two of the most famous gay couples in Chinese history and the sources of some of the most recognizable queer symbols in China: the bitten peach and the torn sleeve. While these are not common symbols in most Western media, it is used in China as code phrases for relationships between two men. Though the stories may have been slightly distorted throughout the years, both are still very important parts of queer history.

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Describing a more strategic approach to defending the Chinese empire against their northern neighbors, a Song Dynasty historian wrote:

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Two young Chinese ladies, who are sisters, and best friends.

Kitagawa Utamaro | Three Beauties of the Kwansei Period | Japan | Edo period (1615–1868) | The Met

To most of the western world, China has always been a mystery, a teeming mass of people in crowded cities, threatening to expand over its borders impelled by its own growth. In fact, while the Han Chinese are the majority of the population, there are over fifty officially recognized ethnic…