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The magic of winter ash.
Rachelle
Jul 8, 20242 min read
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A Quirky Indicator of Summer Solstice
A fifteenth-century account
Rachelle
Jul 1, 20242 min read
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How not to use pork fat
How not to use pork fat
Rachelle
Jun 24, 20242 min read
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"An Account of the Drumming from the Watchtower" by Zhu Yunming 祝允明 (1461-1527)
Image credit: National Palace Museum, Taipei https://digitalarchive.npm.gov.tw/Painting/Content?pid=15123&Dept=P Text and calligraphy by...
Rachelle
Jun 17, 20243 min read
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鄭東《題李唐牧牛圖》“On Li Tang’s Painting of Pasturing Cattle” by Zheng Dong (fl. 14th century)
To the newcomers in my neighbourhood.
Rachelle
Jun 10, 20242 min read
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蘇大 《山房睡起》“Waking up in a Hillside Chamber” by Su Da (fl. 14th century)
On the Indian pokeweed: Shanglu 商陸
Rachelle
Jun 3, 20242 min read
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馬戴《過野叟居》“Passing by an Old Rustic’s Place” by Ma Dai (d. 869)
To all happy rustics...
Rachelle
May 27, 20242 min read
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A legendary louse
An anecdote about Wang Anshi from an eleventh-century biji collection.
Rachelle
May 20, 20243 min read
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Xie Lingyun 謝靈運 (385-433) and his hiking clogs
An ancient Chinese hiker and his gear.
Rachelle
May 13, 20242 min read
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孫元衡《菠蘿》“The Pineapple” by Sun Yuanheng
A seventeenth-century celebration of the pineapple.
Rachelle
May 6, 20242 min read
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How to get your cat pregnant... without a male cat
An excerpt from the Bencao gangmu 本草綱目.
Rachelle
Apr 29, 20242 min read
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A Joke About Speaking Mandarin
From the 19th-century collection Xiaolin guangji 笑林廣記.
Rachelle
Apr 22, 20243 min read
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李穡《卽事》“On What Happened” by Yi Saek (1328-1396)
A friendly warning to those who are used to a sedentary lifestyle (like myself).
Rachelle
Apr 15, 20242 min read
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豬蹄四法Four methods of cooking pig’s feet
Four 18th-century recipes for pig knuckles from the Suiyuan shida 隨園食單.
Rachelle
Apr 8, 20243 min read
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貢性之《題畫蒲萄松鼠》 “Inscription on a Painting of a Squirrel and Grapes” by Gong Xingzhi (fl. 14th century)
Squirrel: a big fan of grapes?
Rachelle
Apr 1, 20242 min read
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釋懷深《擬寒山詩（其一百三十二）》 “In Imitation of Hanshan’s Poems (No. 132)” by Buddhist Huaishen (1077-1132)
A reminder for mice/bats: never underestimate a cat's hunting skills!
Rachelle
Mar 25, 20241 min read
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A joke for the planting season
A reminder for those who work with others in the field/garden.
Rachelle
Mar 18, 20242 min read
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![劉秉忠《桃花曲》 [To the Tune] “Song of Peach Blossoms” by Liu Bingzhong (1216-1274)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/044059_febd04f9197748fd86f5c4023488dae4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_804,h_604,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/044059_febd04f9197748fd86f5c4023488dae4~mv2.jpg)
劉秉忠《桃花曲》 [To the Tune] “Song of Peach Blossoms” by Liu Bingzhong (1216-1274)
As spring approaches...
Rachelle
Mar 11, 20242 min read
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