China Connections
Even if our roots aren’t Chinese, we share an intriguing and unusual history with China and Asia. Dive into our stories to unravel the reasons behind China and Asia’s central role in our lives and broaden your knowledge about this remarkable country and part of the world.
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Traveling China In 1917 – A Woman Traveling Alone (Ruth Hummel)
Ruth Bookwalter Hummel lived in China with her husband Arthur Hummel in 1917; in this letter to her sister, she describes a journey she took to travel from the remote area of Fenyang, Shanxi, China, to Beijing. In 1917 this journey took about a week as she traveled over some very rough roads; today, the…
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Who Has The Oldest Family Tree?
When people are doing their genealogy, a question that can come up is who in the world has the longest and oldest family tree, and what does an ancient and long family tree looks like. The Chinese philosopher, teacher, and politician Confucius have the longest and oldest family tree in the world. The family of…
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The Old Silk Road – China’s Old Silk Road History
This article deals with the long Overland route from north-east China to Chinese Turkestan (now Xinjiang) to Persia and Asia Minor. It was the route by which Chinese pilgrims made their way to India in search of Indian philosophy and wisdom. Marco Polo traveled it about A.D. 1272 when he set out to the court…
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How The Dog and Cat Came To be Enemies – Gleanings From Chinese Folklore
How The Dog and Cat Became enemies is very interesting Chinese folklore. The folklore is said to be one of the favorite stories that grandparents love to tell their grandchildren. How The Dog and Cat Came To be Enemies – Gleanings From Chinese Folklore by Nellie N Russell. This original book of Gleanings From Chinese…
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Gleanings From Chinese Folklore – A Daughter Of The Present
It is not uncommon for people to assume that a son is always more valuable than a daughter in China. But yet many daughters throughout China’s history have shown great courage and, in many cases, even saved their families from destruction. A Daughter of the Present is a true folklore story from the book Gleanings…
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The Old Farmer On The Frontier Lost His Horse – An Old Chinese Story
Translated From Chinese By Dr. Arthur William Hummel An Old Chinese Story From More Than 2,000 years ago. Written in the Book of Huai Nan-Tzu who died in 122 B.C. An Old Chinese Story – The Farmer and His Lost Horse An old farmer who lived on the northern frontier of China, on the border…
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Over 175 Inspirational Chinese Proverbs On Life And Living
Chinese proverbs are a short saying that gives us inspirational words of wisdom. These bits of wisdom help to instruct or teach us about life and living. My grandparents, Arthur, and Ruth Hummel, lived in China in the early 1900s. During this time, they started to collect and translate Chinese proverbs. Below we have over…
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Eminent Chinese Of The Ch’ing (Qing) Period (1943), Arthur W. Hummel
My grandfather, Dr. Arthur W. Hummel, edited the Eminent Chinese of the Ch’ing Period biographical dictionary. This landmark book drew together scholars from all over the world to collaborate on this important work. The editor of the book Eminent Chinese of the Ch’ing Period is my grandfather, Dr. Arthur W. Hummel. But he did not…
