Yiming Ha
@historianyha.bsky.social
AP @ HKBU
Yuan-Ming military and social history and Eurasian empires
Founder and host of The Chinese History Podcast
Book review editor for Ming Studies
Yuan-Ming military and social history and Eurasian empires
Founder and host of The Chinese History Podcast
Book review editor for Ming Studies
Wow Trump sounds so jealous he wasn't invited
September 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Wow Trump sounds so jealous he wasn't invited
Officially started at HKU today!
July 30, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Officially started at HKU today!
What a sad reality we live in when the AAS has to put out a travel concern notice for people traveling FROM the US
July 20, 2025 at 9:03 AM
What a sad reality we live in when the AAS has to put out a travel concern notice for people traveling FROM the US
This week in weird translations in China, how about some "grains as hard" for breakfast?
July 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
This week in weird translations in China, how about some "grains as hard" for breakfast?
Hah, anyone want to try the tea that those damn American colonists dumped into the harbor? 😂
July 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Hah, anyone want to try the tea that those damn American colonists dumped into the harbor? 😂
This place is a paradise for historians of China
June 25, 2025 at 3:28 AM
This place is a paradise for historians of China
Or maybe you'd like to learn more about alien cultures!
June 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Or maybe you'd like to learn more about alien cultures!
Would you like to read some books on Buddhist philosophy or "the Buddhism"? 🤔
June 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Would you like to read some books on Buddhist philosophy or "the Buddhism"? 🤔
This is Nanshan 南山 Park in Jinzhou 錦州. It was here that the Battle of Songjin was fought between Qing and Ming forces between 1639-1641. The mountain is also called 罕王殿山.
June 15, 2025 at 7:15 AM
This is Nanshan 南山 Park in Jinzhou 錦州. It was here that the Battle of Songjin was fought between Qing and Ming forces between 1639-1641. The mountain is also called 罕王殿山.
Another Chinese toilet sign. According to this Chinese people don't flush and foreigners don't throw away their trash 😂
June 15, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Another Chinese toilet sign. According to this Chinese people don't flush and foreigners don't throw away their trash 😂
The mosque in my hometown. The domes have been demolished and replaced with Chinese architecture, no Arabic is allowed, and the crescent is now on display instead
June 14, 2025 at 3:56 AM
The mosque in my hometown. The domes have been demolished and replaced with Chinese architecture, no Arabic is allowed, and the crescent is now on display instead
I love this translation 😂
June 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I love this translation 😂
Goodbye California and USA! Ready for the next adventure in Asia and Hong Kong!
June 12, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Goodbye California and USA! Ready for the next adventure in Asia and Hong Kong!
Well that didn't take long
June 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Well that didn't take long
Anyone going to be at AHA next year?
May 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Anyone going to be at AHA next year?
Finished my class on War and Culture in Premodern China class and got this Lego soldier from my student as a gift 😂
May 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Finished my class on War and Culture in Premodern China class and got this Lego soldier from my student as a gift 😂
Art of the Deal, everyone!
April 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Art of the Deal, everyone!
The 奉國寺 in Yi County, Jinzhou is the largest wooden building dating from the Liao period (constructed in 1004) in China. Inside are seven massive Buddha statues. It has been rebuilt in Yuan, late Ming, and Qing.
March 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The 奉國寺 in Yi County, Jinzhou is the largest wooden building dating from the Liao period (constructed in 1004) in China. Inside are seven massive Buddha statues. It has been rebuilt in Yuan, late Ming, and Qing.
Passed by this random village and saw a shrine with a large stele. Decided to check it out on map and saw it's called 葛王存. Googled 葛王 and realized it was a Jurchen Jin nobility title. Really makes you wonder about the history of this village.
March 29, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Passed by this random village and saw a shrine with a large stele. Decided to check it out on map and saw it's called 葛王存. Googled 葛王 and realized it was a Jurchen Jin nobility title. Really makes you wonder about the history of this village.
Chinese village names are so interesting and can tell you a lot of things. It's clear this village was once a Ming weisuo installation, with a commander surnamed Han in charge. The village is named after the military camp.
March 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Chinese village names are so interesting and can tell you a lot of things. It's clear this village was once a Ming weisuo installation, with a commander surnamed Han in charge. The village is named after the military camp.
Now I can say I've been to the Grand Canal....the ultimate 打卡 of the Hangzhou trip 😂
March 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Now I can say I've been to the Grand Canal....the ultimate 打卡 of the Hangzhou trip 😂
Sluice gate from the Southern Song alongside the wall to the Three Departments and Six Ministries....water still flowing today
March 20, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Sluice gate from the Southern Song alongside the wall to the Three Departments and Six Ministries....water still flowing today