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…
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Ts’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,…
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The 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…
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Cameron Highlands 2023 – Hidden Gems
The only place to buy The Star and NST is Ramasamy provision shop at Brinchang. It is run by an Indian lady who also owns…
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The temples’ roles
This year 2023 we decided to visit Penang to see the Miao Hui festival (Temple gathering) on 28 Jan and the Hokkein New year celebrated…
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The Forbidden City of Lhasa
These six books tell the tales of the intrepid explorers who penetrated the Forbidden City of Lhasa deep inside Tibet in the 19th and early…
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Kino’s haul
I had a great harvest last Saturday. Not the harvest of souls as in Matthew 13:8. But of 4 excellent books at Kinokuniya. The House…
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China: The Republican Era
The era between Imperial China and Socialist China is called the Republican era. From 1900 to 1949 the ordinary Chinese sought to improve their lives,…
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Saving China’s imperial treasures
There are 2 excellent books on how the Chinese saved their imperial treasures from the Japanese invaders. They are The Odyssey of China’s Imperial Art…
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1860–1912: China in visual
Here are three excellent books on China from 1860 to 1912 conveyed through photos, sketches, and postcards. The Chinese Empire is published by a Hong…
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