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Rachelle
May 25, 20202 min read
柳宗元《寄韋珩》“To Wei Heng” by Liu Zongyuan
Liu Zongyuan's poetic complaint about his time in Liuzhou, sent as a letter to his friend Wei Heng.
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Rachelle
May 18, 20207 min read
柳宗元《嶺南江行》“Travelling Along the River in the South of the Ridges” by Liu Zongyuan
A poem by the Tang poet Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元 on his way to my hometown Liuzhou.
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Rachelle
May 13, 20206 min read
Let’s talk about toilets
My second animated short film. It's about toilet culture of medieval elites, mainly based on two anecdotes from the Shishuo xinyu 世說新語.
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Rachelle
May 11, 20205 min read
辛棄疾《醜奴兒》 To the tune “Ugly Slave” by Xin Qiji
A poem to the tune “Ugly Slave” by the Southern Song poet Xin Qiji 辛棄疾.
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Rachelle
May 4, 20207 min read
雁兒落兼得勝令(尤侗《黑白衛》)[To the tunes] “Geese Falling” and “Victory Song” by You Tong
A song poem sung by the female assassin Nie Yinniang 聶隱娘, from You Tong's play "He bai wei" 黑白衛 (Black and white donkeys).
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Rachelle
Apr 27, 20205 min read
賀知章《回鄉偶書》“Written impromptu upon returning to my hometown” by He Zhizhang
Some personal reflections on a famous heptasyllabic quatrain by the Tang poet He Zhizhang.
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Rachelle
Apr 20, 20206 min read
李賀《莫種樹》 “Don’t Plant Trees” by Li He
Why does Li He, the Chinese "spectral talent" of poetry, advise against planting trees?
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Rachelle
Apr 15, 20203 min read
How to shut up a jerk in classical Chinese
My first short animated film, based on the story of Cao Shang in the Zhuangzi.
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Rachelle
Apr 12, 20207 min read
蘇軾《薄薄酒》(其二)Watery Wine II by Su Shi
Su Shi's second poem on "watery wine."
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Rachelle
Apr 6, 20206 min read
蘇軾《薄薄酒》 Watery Wine, by Su Shi
Su Shi's literary elaboration on his friend's maxim about watery wine.
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Rachelle
Mar 21, 20205 min read
How I Chose My "Style Name"
Find out how Su Shi made his excuse for drinking in the morning and why you want to have a style name.
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Rachelle
Mar 21, 20204 min read
A Magical Hangover Cure from the 12th Century
An anecdote recorded in the 12th century Chinese cookbook that tells you how people dealt with hangover in mediaval China.
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