花崗齋雜記

Jottings from the Granite Studio provides commentary, analysis, and opinion on China and Chinese history. It is written by Jeremiah Jenne, a PhD Candidate at a large public research university in Northern California. Currently, Jeremiah is in Beijing teaching history, doing archival research, and working on his dissertation.

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Bloomberg: China’s 1,600-Year-Old Dunhuang Frescoes Enter the Digital Age

Facing increased pressure from tourists with flashlights tramping through the Dunhuang caves in search of frescoes and murals, officials in Mogao have begun a project to digitally scan 54,000 square yards of fresco and 10 statues. The digital images will be used to form a multimedia display so that visitors can see the full detail [...]

Eight answers to questions you never asked…

I was lucky enough to be tagged by a meme from a fellow PhD student also residing here in Beijing. She writes the blog Yogademia and frankly I’m damn impressed. I can pull a muscle just tying my shoes, she’s trying “side crane #482 with a half-twist” or something. Kudos+ and thanks for the [...]

I think I’ll have the…chicken. Really.

It’s enough to make you want to go kosher. Or halal. Or vegetarian for that matter. A mysterious illness is decimating Guangdong’s pig population causing pork prices to spike and the former head of China’s FDA was just convicted and sentenced TO DEATH for taking bribes. I’m not implying there is a causal link, [...]