The friendship between Lu Xun and a Japanese bookstore owner in Shanghai. This book examined the close friendship between the most famous Chinese intellectual of…
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Tag: Asian Literary History & Criticism
A Retrospective Study: The Three Kingdoms (Part 4)
Written on 29 Dec 2010. Lwh, 2 August 2025 Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010, 07:31 Subject: Re: San Guo Yanyi (part 4) I am reading…
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A Retrospective Study: The Three Kingdoms (Part 3)
Written on 28 Dec 2010. Lwh, 1 August 2025 In Imperial China, there were 2 bases to claim the right to succeed to the throne.…
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A Retrospective Study: The Three Kingdoms (Part 2)
Written on Boxing Day 2010. Lwh, 31 July 2025 Subject: Re: San Guo (part 2) Sent: Dec 26, 2010 3:15 PM Sao guo yanyi is…
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A Retrospective Study: The Three Kingdoms (Part 1)
On Christmas Eve 2010, I began reading about the Three Kingdoms. I sent out by email my jottings on my reading, relating it to philosophy…
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Shanxi tour and sworn brotherhood—Part 13
In my recent tour, I was pleasantly surprised when two fellow tour members told me they are sworn brothers and sisters. I thought this didn’t…
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Matsuo Basho and The Three Kingdoms
Below is a note I sent on Christmas Day, 25 Dec 2011, to my lawyers from Mount Fuji, Japan, while on tour. Merry Christmas from…
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Inscribed Landscapes: Travel Writing from Imperial China
This is an anthology of writings by Chinese who travelled in their own country and wrote of their travels and the sights they saw. The…
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Buddhism under the Tang – Part 2
The great Buddhist pilgrim, monk- translator Hsuan Tsang had spent 15 years in India studying in Buddhist monasteries where he learned Sanskrit. He brought the…
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Buddhism under the Tang – Part 1
Buddhism spread into China from India via foreign traders in the 1st century AD. By the 4th century, Buddhism has spread widely and became the…
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