Experts and scholars attend an academic roundtable discussing "Ryukyu and Okinawa in the Postwar 80 Years" held at the Department of History of Peking University on December 6, 2025. Photo: Xing ...

Spotlight on East Asia, a region steeped in history and now helping to write the future of our world. We'll break down the ...

The East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) plays a crucial role in shaping the regional climate and ecosystem. It is a key driver of seasonal precipitation patterns that sustain agricultural productivity ...

The Composite Map of the Ming Empire (Da Ming Hunyi Tu) reflects the political situation in AD 1389 but was likely painted much later. Original Chinese labels were later covered with Manchu on paper ...

A study led by research groups of Prof. FU Qiaomei from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Prof. ZHANG Hucai from Yunnan ...

Spotlight on East Asia, a region steeped in history and now helping to write the future of our world. We'll break down the key stories and explain why they matter.

Eighty years after the guns fell silent in the Pacific theater of World War II, the region it reshaped continues to remember – and forget – in strikingly different ways. In China, the memory has never ...

(b) the publication of primary source materials in different languages, including critical translations thereof Broadening the scope of the study of Christianity in China to include Japan and Korea, ...

The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures offers multiple pathways for students to develop their knowledge of the vibrant cultures of China, Japan, and Korea. While developing linguistic and ...

Sabina Fay Braxton guides us through an art exhibit that showcases the captivating paintings and illustrations her mother made many years ago.