The Dragon Files
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Chinese history in fast, dark stories — emperors, heroes, assassins, deadliest rebellions, palace conspiracies, and forgotten disasters

87 YEARS BEFORE COLUMBUS: THE EUNUCH ADMIRAL WHO RULED THE INDIAN OCEAN
The Dragon Files · 3.6K views · 3 weeks ago

HE STOLE THE THRONE — THEN SPENT 22 YEARS PROVING HE DESERVED IT
The Dragon Files · 8.8K views · 3 weeks ago

SUN TZU'S HEIR: THE MAN WHO COULDN'T WALK BROKE THE STRONGEST ARMY IN CHINA
The Dragon Files · 195 views · 2 hours ago

THE PRINCE WHO PLAYED MAD — AND STOLE AN EMPIRE
The Dragon Files · 21K views · 4 weeks ago

WHY DO POLICE AND MAFIA PRAY TO THE SAME GOD? — Guan Yu: Defeated, Beheaded, Now God of Everything
The Dragon Files · 117K views · 1 month ago

The Other Art of War: I Read China's Most Controversial Little Book
The Dragon Files · 5.6K views · 6 days ago

The Good Guy of the Three Kingdoms Was the Most Dangerous Man in China
The Dragon Files · 7.2K views · 2 weeks ago

Skinned and Stuffed With Straw: The Two Faces of Zhu Yuanzhang
The Dragon Files · 64K views · 1 month ago

THE PEASANT THUG WHO DEFEATED A GOD OF WAR — AND FOUNDED AN EMPIRE THAT LASTED 400 YEARS
The Dragon Files · 3.8K views · 2 weeks ago

The Librarian Who Conquered 50 Kingdoms With 36 Men
The Dragon Files · 15K views · 2 months ago

Do Not Pursue Lu Bu: The Real Story of China's Deadliest Warrior
The Dragon Files · 49K views · 1 month ago

THE PRINCE WHO WORE A MASK INTO BATTLE — AND DIED FOR HIS FACE
The Dragon Files · 10K views · 2 weeks ago

The Beggar Who Became Emperor of China: The Rise of Zhu Yuanzhang
The Dragon Files · 176K views · 1 month ago