Cheng is obviously the master in this territory and it is nearly impossible to reach his creations, but colonial activities in Asia got me interested recently. Seems to be an ideal topic for me, the ideal mixture of uniformity and variety I like so much (Culloden, Napolen in Egypt, 30 years war).
I thought about doing something on the Boxer Rebellion but the Europeans are hard to do. The Opium wars came to my mind, but original parts fitting the theme are hard to find. So it was Boxers again. Perhaps this topic won't last long but here are a few sets: