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2014: (17) Liu Nianchun’s Novel《劫在中南海》 “The Catastrophe at Zhongnanhai” Chapter 17 “In the lover’s eye, even an ordinary woman appears as the beauty Xishi.”

Liu Nianchun’s novel 《劫在中南海》chapters translated thus far on this blog are listed at 2014: (1-2) Liu Nianchun’s Novel 《劫在中南海》”The Catastrophe at Zhongnanhai” Chapters 1 – 2 The previous chapter: 2014: (16) Liu Nianchun’s Novel《劫在中南海》 “The Catastrophe at Zhongnanhai” Chapter 16 “Let the ruler … Continue reading

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2013 Zhong Erju: Notes on Sayings of Confucius in the Mencius

Chinese history and literature got a good going-over in the 18th and19th century by Chinese philologists who sought to determine the dating and authenticity of many ancient classics. Although apparently unrelated, textual criticism scholars on the western European peninsula had … Continue reading

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2013: Critique of Historical Materialism in PRC Archaeology

Lately I’ve been reading Chinese articles on archaeological discoveries and how they have been changing the accepted picture of China’s past. Stressed also is historical materialism that informs how those discoveries are understood by the Party and apparently also by … Continue reading

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2023: Chinese Food Security Concerns Past and Present

There is an old Chinese saying: Food means everything to the people. 民以食爲天 mín yǐ shí wèi tiān I recently read a passage in the Mencius/孟子 about taxation (Mencius Book III Part A, section 3) that hints that benevolent rulers … Continue reading

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