History

An Interview with Prince Pu Ren, Younger Brother of the Last Emperor of China China travel news, hotel and restaurant updates, Imperial Tours company notes, and an interview with Pu Ren, younger brother of Pu Yi, the last Emperor of China. Dear Guy, In this issue you will learn: What Pu Ren, the Last Emperor’s […]

By Guy Rubin Centuries ago, in a cliff-face in the midst of China’s vast Taklamakan desert, artists hollowed, sculpted and painted 492 caves, creating over 450,000 square feet of spectacular murals, or more than thirty times the mural area of the Sistine Chapel. But whereas the Sistine Chapel was painted over a few years, the […]

A review of Genghis Khan by James Chambers Reviewed by Guy Rubin “Seven hundred years ago a man almost conquered the earth. He made himself master of half the known world, and inspired mankind with a fear that lasted for generations. In the course of his life he was given many names — Mighty Manslayer, […]