The term “Cairo Geniza,” to the initiated, refers to a repository of priceless ancient texts found in 1896 in a synagogue in Cairo. These texts…
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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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The Complex Story of Wang Jing Wei – Part 2
Wang Jing Wei is not his given name. His birth name is Wang Zhao Ming. This 2023 book , Wang Jing Wei and China in…
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The Complex Story of Wang Jing Wei
Was he a traitor or a patriot? Or a martyr? Mention the name Wang Jing Wei to a Chinese person and the usual comment one…
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