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    Introduction to Western specialists on China’s history (Part 5)

    Susan Naquin is an American professor of history at Princeton University. She specialises in late Imperial China history. Here are 4 of her books. They…

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    In the Wake of the Mongols

    This 2018 book examines how the Chinese society in Northern China, in general, and in Shanxi in particular, reorganized itself after the devastating invasion of…

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    The Unfinished Revolution

    This biography of Sun Yat Sen published in 2017 is a wonderful read. It is a useful addition to the corpus as the last substantial…

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    Happy New Year 2023

    Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2023 to all. We were in Bangkok from 19 to 22 Dec. It feels so lonely flying in…

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    Bangkok, Thailand

    Bangkok is a city of many facades. The 5-star hotels are located by the magnificent Chao Phraya River. One can stay at the Shangri-la, which…

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Introduction to Western specialists on China’s history (Part 5)

Julia_M February 2, 2023 No Comments Asian History (Books)Buddhist History (Books)Chinese History (Books)Comparative Religion (Books)

Susan Naquin is an American professor of history at Princeton University. She specialises in late Imperial China history. Here are 4 of her books. They…

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In the Wake of the Mongols

Julia_M January 27, 2023 No Comments Chinese History (Books)

This 2018 book examines how the Chinese society in Northern China, in general, and in Shanxi in particular, reorganized itself after the devastating invasion of…

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The Unfinished Revolution

Julia_M January 20, 2023 No Comments American Revolution Biographies (Books)Chinese History (Books)Historical China Biographies

This biography of Sun Yat Sen published in 2017 is a wonderful read. It is a useful addition to the corpus as the last substantial…

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Happy New Year 2023

Julia_M January 3, 2023 No Comments

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2023 to all. We were in Bangkok from 19 to 22 Dec. It feels so lonely flying in…

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Bangkok, Thailand

Julia_M December 23, 2022 No Comments

Bangkok is a city of many facades. The 5-star hotels are located by the magnificent Chao Phraya River. One can stay at the Shangri-la, which…

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Nat King Cole: The Christmas Song

Julia_M December 19, 2022 No Comments

Nat King Cole is famous for his rendition of The Christmas Song. On this CD you can hear three versions of this song. One is…

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In the Bleak Midwinter

Julia_M December 13, 2022 No Comments

“In the Bleak Midwinter” is a poem by the English poet Christina Rossetti, commonly performed as a Christmas carol. It was set to music by…

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Taipei (Part 1)

Julia_M December 13, 2022 No Comments

If one has visited Soong Ching Ling’s residence in Shanghai (and admired its intimate back garden), the official residence of Chiang Kai Shek and Soong…

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Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast

Julia_M December 9, 2022 No Comments Author BiographiesClassic American LiteratureClassic Literature & Fiction

A Moveable Feast is a modern classic written by Ernest Hemingway. He started the book in Cuba in the autumn of 1957 and finished it…

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The Treasure of Taipei

Julia_M December 6, 2022 No Comments

The National Palace Museum of Taipei has more than 694,000 artifacts. No trip to Taipei is complete without a sojourn to view its magnificent collection.…

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