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“The Rise and Fall of the Shit King of Beijing,” World of Chinese Magazine
New post for The World of Chinese Magazine in which I take a look at Shi Chuanxiang, the most famous night soil collector in Modern Chinese history. I’m using the original title here, we had to tone it...
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The Emperor and the Lama: A Walk and Discussion at the Lama Temple and...
The Emperor and the Lama: A walk and discussion at the Lama Temple and Confucian Temple Date: Tuesday, July 5 Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Cost: 300 RMB, 260 RMB for members includes all entrance tickets....
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Barbarians at the Gate Podcast: Keeping up with the Khitans
With James back from his matrimonial holiday, we return to the theme of our first series — barbarians — with a look at the Khitan. The Khitan were a proto-Mongol people who founded the Liao Empire in...
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Imperialism, Opium, and Nationalism: A Walk and Discussion at the Old Summer...
Imperialism, Opium, and Nationalism: A Walk and Discussion at the Old Summer Palace Date: Thursday, July 7th Time: 9:00 am – Noon Cost: 300 RMB, 260 RMB for members includes entrance tickets to Old...
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The Dowager and the Dynasty: A Walk and Discussion at the Summer Palace, July 9
The Dowager and the Dynasty: A Walk and Discussion at the Summer Palace Date: Saturday, July 9th Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Cost: 300 RMB, 260 RMB for members includes all entrance tickets. She ruled...
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Traditions and Transitions: A Walk and Discussion in the Hutongs of...
Traditions and Transitions: A Walk and Discussion in the Hutongs of Dongcheng Date: Sunday, July 10th Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Cost: 260 RMB, 220 RMB for members This walk explores the past, present,...
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From the Archives: 独立宣言–The American Declaration of Independence in Chinese
Today is Independence Day, and on that glorious morning July 4, 1776…not much happened. The Declaration had been completed two days earlier and as John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail: “July 2nd will...
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Tiananmen and the Making of Modern Beijing: A Walk and Discussion, July 26
Tiananmen and the Making of Modern Beijing: A Walk and Discussion at Tiananmen Square Date: Tuesday, July 26th Time: 9:00 am – Noon Cost: 300 RMB, 260 RMB for members includes all entrance tickets....
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From the Archives: The Ghost of Zheng He rises…again
Map of Zheng He’s voyages July 11 is Maritime Day in China. A holiday created in 2005 to commemorate the ocean voyages of Zheng He. This is an updated piece from 2010 on those voyages and whether or...
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Confucianism in China Today: A Special Walk and Discussion at the Confucian...
Confucianism in China Today: A Special Walk and Discussion at the Confucian Temple and Imperial Academy Date: Sunday, July 24th Time: 10:00am – 12:30pm Cost: 300 RMB, 260 RMB for members includes all...
View ArticleOn the Rocks
The Permanent Court of Arbitration is set to rule tomorrow on a case brought by the Philippine government over China’s attempts to claim almost the entire South China Sea as sovereign territory....
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Barbarians at the Gate Podcast: China’s territorial claims on the rocks in...
On Tuesday, an international tribunal at the Hague ruled that China’s attempts to claim almost the entire South China Sea as sovereign territory had no legal basis. In a special emergency podcast,...
View ArticleRequiem for a Noodle Joint
I miss my Chongqing Noodle Place. It’s still there, across the street from my apartment complex. But like the Rice Noodle Place and the Beef Noodle Place before it, it has begun the long, slow decline...
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Imperialism, Opium, and Nationalism: A Walk and Discussion at the Old Summer...
Imperialism, Opium, and Nationalism: A Walk and Discussion at the Old Summer Palace Date: Saturday, August 6 Time: 9:00 am – Noon Cost: 300 RMB, 260 RMB for members includes entrance tickets to Old...
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Drinking in History at Great Leap #6, August 7
History from a barstool is back! This Sunday, August 7th, at noon at GLB Original #6, local hutong historian, Jeremiah Jenne, will be hosting a discussion on two dudes who met untimely ends as they...
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Traditions and Transitions: A Walk and Discussion in the Hutongs of...
Traditions and Transitions: A Walk and Discussion in the Hutongs of Dongcheng Date: Tuesday, August 9th Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Cost: 260 RMB, 220 RMB for members This walk explores the past, present,...
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Barbarians at the Gate Podcast: Yaqub Beg and the Provincializing of Western...
Muhammad Yaqub Beg (1820-1877) was an adventurer and soldier of fortune who led a massive rebellion against the Qing Empire in what is today Western China. From his humble origins as a petty...
View ArticleWhat does evidence of China’s Great Flood mean for Yu?
The New York Times reports today that researchers led by Professor Wu Qinglong of Peking University have uncovered evidence that seems to support the historicity of the Emperor Yu and the great floods...
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“How to Barbecue Relatives and Win Friends,” World of Chinese Magazine
New post for The World of Chinese Magazine about the early Ming Dynasty and the scorched earth tactics of Zhu Di to wrest the throne away from his nephew, Zhu Yunwen. How to Barbecue Relatives and Win...
View ArticleTaiwan’s apology, Beijing’s problem
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen made a formal apology to the aboriginal people of the island earlier this week. “Unless we deny that we are a country of justice, we must face up to this history,” Ms....
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