In my quest for civilizational exploration in the footsteps of a globe trotter, Meizhou remains the Mecca of my heart, stirring my soul in search of my identity and ancestral roots .My frequent ...

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From an office a 15-minute drive from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, one small firm helped import millions of ...

Step into a moody, opulent world where old-world glamour meets bold Cantonese and Sichuan cuisine served with a side of ...

Smoking opium relieves pain and worries and the user feels intoxicated and sexual pleasure. But the effect decreases with frequent use, so the amount used has to be increased.

“Opium smoking is no longer continued to the back rooms of Chinese laundries. It has gone beyond that now, and finds its home and its white patrons in more luxurious quarters,” the Jamestown ...

It was launched by the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (SCCC) at the SingPost Centre in Eunos on April 3. The travelling exhibition pays homage to the Nanyang breakfast, which has three elements ...

His series published in the Saskatoon Daily Star revealed a hidden world of ‘snow sniffers,’ ‘hop heads’ and opium smokers. CBC Saskatchewan's Dan Zakreski shares the incredible story. cbc.ca ...

Chinese opium smokers pose for a portrait, circa 1880. Photo by Lai Afong. British Army troops storm Chinese fortifications at Xiamen on Aug. 26, 1841, during the First Opium War.

Amitav Ghosh’s book Smoke and Ashes: Opium’s Hidden Histories, shortlisted for the British Academy Prize 2024 weaves together the horticultural, social, and political economy of the colonial ...