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May 13, 2024 · SEE CHINA AND DIE (1981) a.k.a. "Momma the Detective" is a TV movie written, produced and directed by the late maverick filmmaker Larry Cohen (1936 - 2009). ...
- 86 min
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- Eerie Midnight Detective Agency
4 days ago · Marco Polo ( / ˈmɑːrkoʊ ˈpoʊloʊ / ⓘ, Venetian: [ˈmaɾko ˈpolo], Italian: [ˈmarko ˈpɔːlo] ⓘ; c. 1254 – 8 January 1324) [1] was a Venetian merchant, explorer and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295. [2] [3] His travels are recorded in The Travels of Marco Polo (also known as Book of the ...
5 days ago · Qin Shi Huang (born c. 259 bce, Qin state, northwestern China—died 210 bce, Hebei) was the emperor (reigned 221–210 bce) of the Qin dynasty (221–207 bce) and creator of the first unified Chinese empire (which collapsed, however, less than four years after his death). Early years
- Shihuangdi was emperor of the Qin dynasty (221–210 BCE) and the creator of the first unified Chinese empire. He is also known for his interest in i...
- Shihuangdi was the son of Zhuangxiang, who later became king of the state of Qin in northwestern China.
- Shihuangdi was buried in a 20-square-mile (50-square-km) funerary compound now known as the Qin tomb, near Xi’an, China. It contains some 8,000 lif...
- Shihuangdi created the first unified Chinese empire. The bureaucratic and administrative structure that he institutionalized as emperor remained th...
4 days ago · Deng Xiaoping (born August 22, 1904, Guang’an, Sichuan province, China—died February 19, 1997, Beijing) was the most powerful figure in the People’s Republic of China from the late 1970s until his death in 1997. He abandoned many orthodox communist doctrines and attempted to incorporate elements of the free-enterprise system and other ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Deng Xiaoping was the most powerful figure in the People’s Republic of China from the late 1970s until his death in 1997. Although he eschewed the...
- As the most powerful figure in the People’s Republic of China from the late 1970s to the late 1990s, Deng Xiaoping spearheaded changes in China tha...
- Deng Xiaoping engineered important reforms in almost all aspects of China’s political, economic, and social life. Most notable among his reforms we...
- Deng Xiaoping reportedly died from complications of Parkinson disease and a lung infection.
- Deng Xiaoping does not have a grave or tomb. Per his wishes, some of his organs were donated and the rest of his body was cremated. His ashes were...
May 9, 2024 · Kublai Khan (born 1215—died 1294) was a Mongolian general and statesman, who was the grandson and greatest successor of Genghis Khan.As the fifth emperor (reigned 1260–94) of the Yuan, or Mongol, dynasty (1206–1368), he completed the conquest of China (1279) started by Genghis Khan in 1211 and thus became the first Yuan ruler of the whole of China.
- Charles R. Bawden
1 day ago · Qin Shi Huang (Chinese: 秦 始皇, pronunciation ⓘ; February 259 – 12 July 210 BC) was the founder of the Qin dynasty and the first emperor of China. Rather than maintain the title of "king" (wáng 王) borne by the previous Shang and Zhou rulers, he assumed the invented title of "emperor" (huángdì 皇帝), which would see continuous use by monarchs in China for the next two millennia.
May 29, 2024 · Columbia Pictures’ Bad Boys: Ride or Die has been cleared for a theatrical release in China, landing in cinemas there on June 22. This is the second Bad Boys movie after Bad Boys for Life to ...
