Knickknack Peddlers by Li Song 李嵩 (fl. 1190-1230)
Li Song's knickknack peddlers and Qianlong's poems on them.
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Rachelle
Nov 1, 20214 min read
A painting of bamboo, chrysathemums and orchids by Zheng Xie 鄭燮 (Pt. 2)
Zheng Xie on bamboo and orchids.
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Oct 25, 20213 min read
A painting of bamboo, chrysathemums and orchids by Zheng Xie 鄭燮 (Pt. 1)
Zheng Xie's chrysanthumums
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Oct 18, 20213 min read
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A new experience with oysters and the first known Chinese poem on eating oysters.
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Oct 4, 20213 min read
Grapes by Xu Wei 徐渭
Xu Wei's poem on his expressive depiction of grapes.
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Sep 27, 20212 min read
Sweet osmanthus by Jiang Tingxi 蔣廷錫
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Sep 20, 20212 min read
Hongliao 紅蓼 in Dong Gao's 董誥 album of summer flowers
Qianlong Emperor's poem on kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate on Dong Gao's album of summer flowers.
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Sep 13, 20213 min read
Hehua 荷花 (lotus) in Dong Gao's 董誥 album of summer flowers
Qianlong Emperor's poem on the lotus on Dong Gao's album of summer flowers.
Rachelle
Sep 6, 20214 min read
A new series, and Dong Gao 董誥 on yu’er mudan 魚兒牡丹 (fish-peony)
Foreword to the new series, and the inscription on an album leaf by Dong Gao 董誥
Rachelle
Aug 30, 20216 min read
劉克莊《方甥餉酒酸甚》“Nephew Fang gifted some liquor that is very sour” by Liu Kezhuang
Another workshop in the countryside for home distilling.
Rachelle
Aug 23, 20215 min read
王守仁《七盤》“Seven Coils” by Wang Shouren
On the Provicial Museum of Guizhou and local food.
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Aug 16, 20215 min read
石應孫《水簾洞》“Water Curtain Cave” by Shi Yingsun
Another cave and a Journey to the West theme tour at the Huangguoshu Waterfall scenic area.
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Aug 9, 20215 min read
Feng Mu 馮牧 on the Zhijindong 織金洞 (Weaving-Gold Cave)
Another excursion to an amazing solutional cave.
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Aug 2, 20215 min read
何明禮《重慶府》“Chongqing Prefecture” by He Mingli
A two-day stay in Chongqing.
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Jul 26, 20215 min read
江源《閒坐書懷》 “Expressing thoughts while sitting leisurely” by Jiang Yuan
On the fairy land of Jiuzhaigou 九寨溝 beyond Songzhou 松州.
Rachelle
Jul 19, 20215 min read
On the Xiangqiao 香橋 geopark
On my excursion to the town Zhongdu, with a poem inscribed on the rock in the Xiangqiao geopark and Fan Chengda's account of stalactites.
Rachelle
Jul 12, 20216 min read
范成大《桂海虞衡志·志山》序 Preface to the section "Accounts of the Mountains" by Fan Chengda
Fan Chengda's preface to the "Accounts of the Mountains" section of his Guihai yuheng zhi.
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Jul 5, 20217 min read
范成大《桂海虞衡志·序》"Preface to the Guihai yuheng zhi" by Fan Chengda
A rare enthusiast for the South of the Ridges from the twelfth century.
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Jun 28, 20215 min read
查慎行《養蜂歌》 “Beekeeping Song ” by Zha Shenxing
On bees (or perhaps not) and beekeeping.
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Jun 21, 20215 min read
曹勳《端午帖子（其九）》 “Festive Verse for the Double Fifth Day (No. 9)” by Cao Xun
A Double Fifth Day in the countryside.
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