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1788: Volume Two (Ch. 3) Qing Dynasty Ghost Stories 续子不语 (What the Master Would Not Discuss — V.2) by Yuan Mei 袁枚 Chapter 3

Posted on 10/24/2025 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Translated below is chapter three of the Qing Dynasty ghost stories compiled by Yuan Mei entitled 子不语 (What the Master Would Not Discuss). The Master is Confucius who famously refused to speculate about gods and demons. “The Master did not … Continue reading →

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1788: (1) Chinese Ghost Stories from “What Confucius Would Not Discuss” Chapter One

Posted on 07/26/2023 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

A ghost story collection was the top of a recent Twitter note by the Hungarian student of China Jakabfi Károly (霸王最忠之臣子) Károly has the parenthetical Twitter Chinese moniker ‘the most loyal minister of the hegemon’ – keep in mind hegemons … Continue reading →

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Rightist Memoir “Blood Chronicles” : Cultural Revolution’s End

Posted on 11/25/2020 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

This chapter treats some of the Cultural Revolution years (mid 60s to mid 70s) at the Yanyuan reform through labor prison farm for political prisoners. Chongqing author Kong Lingping’s rightist memoir describes twenty-two years in Chinese prison camps and subsequent … Continue reading →

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