The folks at Urbanatomy have a great feature up on this very important date in history: when the Communists and Nationalists clashed in this fair city, completely altering its fate forever. It was this day that the Nationalists' final line of defense, up along Suzhou Creek, collapsed. Roughly five months later, Mao Zedong would proclaim the establishment of the People's Republic of China. more ›

One of the proposals being presented before the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference is a plan to "restore, resume, resurrect, or return" to traditional characters. more ›