“Why are international travelers turning away from China?,” Radii China
Why are international travelers turning away from China? If it’s summer, it must be time to wonder why international travelers are staying away from China. Like Wimbledon, the Red Sox, and men...
View Article“Historic Courtyards and Residences That Could (or Should) Be Opened to the...
Historic Courtyards and Residences That Could (or Should) Be Opened to the Public Have you ever walked down a hutong past a grand gate and stopped to wonder just what was hidden behind those high...
View Article“New Fronts in the Battle Over Scholarship and Ideology in China,” Radii China
New Fronts in the Battle Over Scholarship and Ideology in China Earlier this month, the Cambridge University Press (CUP), publisher of the China Quarterly, one of the most important journals for...
View ArticleSee you over at Slow Boats and Caravan Trails
After 11 years and over 1000 posts, I am transitioning away from Jottings at the Granite Studio. It has been fun to write about China and Chinese history, but as I get older my interests have expanded...
View ArticleRadii China: “This day in history: The Tianjing Incident, or ‘Why it’s never...
The Tianjing Incident or “Why it’s not a good idea to make all of your subordinates kings” Picture this if you can: The lunatic figurehead of a populist movement, a man given not just to delusions of...
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