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On the Importance of Good Handwriting
A joke from the Ming-dynasty collection Jieyun ji 解慍集.
Rachelle
Jan 15, 20242 min read
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On the Jiujiu xiaohan tu 九九消寒圖 (nine-by-nine winter-repelling design)
A little spring-summoning game.
Rachelle
Jan 1, 20243 min read
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樊增祥《爽翁惠咖啡余誤為鼻煙》“Old Shuang gave me some coffee as a gift; I mistook it for snuff”
An amusing incident about coffee in China.
Rachelle
Dec 4, 20232 min read
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An Omen on a Moonlit Night
An anecdote from an 11th-century history.
Rachelle
Nov 27, 20232 min read
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A pillow tale
A quirky little story from the Soushenji 搜神記.
Rachelle
Nov 13, 20232 min read
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人鬚筆 Beard Brush Pen
Another joke from Feng Menglong's collection Gujin tangai 古今譚槩.
Rachelle
Oct 30, 20233 min read
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Yet another model son
Lu Xun's review of the story about Guo Ju burying his son.
Rachelle
Oct 2, 20234 min read
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On calling a cat "cat"
An anecdote from the Ming dynasty.
Rachelle
Aug 21, 20233 min read
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How to survive a tiger attack
A joke from Feng Menglong's Xiaofu.
Rachelle
Jul 10, 20232 min read
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A solution to drought, with the help of little "dragons"
An anecdote about lizards from the 11th century.
Rachelle
Jun 26, 20233 min read
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Xitong 洗桐 (Rinsing the Wutong Tree)
If you see people washing a tree in a painting...
Rachelle
Jun 12, 20233 min read
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“Yong'an ming” 慵菴銘 (Inscription on the Cottage of Idleness) by Bai Yuchan 白玉蟾 (1134-1229)
How to be lazy thoughtfully
Rachelle
May 29, 20233 min read
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Three treasures at home
A joke from the 19th-century collection Xiaolin guangji 笑林廣記.
Rachelle
May 22, 20233 min read
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The hardest thing in the world
A joke from the nineteenth century.
Rachelle
Apr 24, 20232 min read
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How to identify a true lion in the 13th-century China
A tip from Zhou Mi's 周密 (1232-1298) jottings.
Rachelle
Mar 20, 20233 min read
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Rachelle
Mar 13, 20232 min read
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An anecdote about a missing cat, recorded by Lu You 陸游 (1125-1209)
How (not to?) find your beloved cat.
Rachelle
Mar 6, 20233 min read
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