The Kang-shi Emperor made six famous Southern Tours from 1684 to 1707. The days spent on each of the 6 tours were 60, 70, 102,…
View More Kang-shi Emperor’s Southern Tours: A Historical PerspectiveMonth: September 2023
Sunday’s haul
Sunday was a rich harvest. 4 books on Malayan and Malaysian history. Kinokuniya KLCC is an excellent bookstore. Better than all Asian cities except for…
View More Sunday’s haulThe Great Bharat
Recently, at the 2023 G20 Summit in New Delhi, both the President of India and Modi the PM of India used the term Bharat to…
View More The Great BharatA Glimpse into Luxury: Tsao Chan’s Recollection
When Tsao Chan left Nanking and moved to Peking after his adopted father Tsao Fu was removed as the Textile Commissioner for Nanking by the…
View More A Glimpse into Luxury: Tsao Chan’s RecollectionTs’ao Yin and the Kang-Hsi Emperor: Bondservant and Master
The Kang Hsi Emperor is famous for his six Southern Tours, in 1684, 1689, 1699, 1703, 1705 and 1707. On the last four of these…
View More Ts’ao Yin and the Kang-Hsi Emperor: Bondservant and MasterThe Lost Imperial Garden
The Yuan Ming Yuan (Garden of Perfect Brightness) started construction on 1707, in the 46th year of the Kangxi reign. It was built for his…
View More The Lost Imperial GardenTs’ao Yin and the Kang-Hsi Emperor
This is a wonderfully written book on the relationship between Kang-Hsi and his bondservant Tsao Yin. The text is interspersed with Memorials between the two,…
View More Ts’ao Yin and the Kang-Hsi EmperorThe Han Emperors’ Dilemma: War, Taxes, and a Brave Plea
The Han Emperors struggled between a policy of waging war against the Hsiung Nu or passive defense with diplomacy. [ p 27 The Pattern of…
View More The Han Emperors’ Dilemma: War, Taxes, and a Brave Plea