This magnificent 661- page biography of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty is a wonderful synthesis of the life of Prince of Duan from birth…
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Emperor Huizong – Part 1
This is a magnificent 661- page biography of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty. Published in 2014 this is the only full-length biography in English.…
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Chinese New Year 2024 – Part 2
As a result of the long history of Civilisation in China, by the time of the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties there is a huge…
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Chinese New Year – Part 1
Chinese New Year holidays is a time where I re-read my favourite books. In school days from Form 1 to 4, I would borrow from…
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Tun Dr Ismail
Re-reading these 2 books on Tun Dr Ismail reveal a lifestyle and an innocent 1915 to 1973 era long gone. [To illustrate, as a boy…
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The Establishment of Chinese Schools in Colonial Malaya
Why was a comprehensive system of Chinese schools needed to be established in Malaya by the Chinese when the British colonial master was in control?…
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The Cambridge History of China
The Cambridge History of China is the most comprehensive set of history on China in the English language. It is also the most expensive. Each…
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Encyclopedia of Classical Civilizations
I bought this book Penguin Encyclopedia of Classical Civilisations edited by Arthur Cotterell, published 1993, in KL for Christmas reading 2002. I was introduced to…
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The Art of Living Simply
The Ming dynasty was a time where Chinese civilization continued to progress. The advances allowed the literati class to aim and live a refined life.…
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In the Shadow of the Rising Sun
This 2004 book is a collection of 14 essays on how the inhabitants of Shanghai lived and survived in Shanghai under Japanese occupation. An interesting…
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