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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Getting real about "Getting Real in China"

UC Irvine history professor Jeffrey Wasserstrom has an article in The Nation this week about recent criticism of China. First off, let me say that I have enormous respect for Professor Wasserstrom and have enjoyed his essays a great deal. I also fundamentally agree with the general premise of his most recent piece.

Professor Wasserstrom argues:

I’m [...]

Morning tea: Visa crackdown in Beijing…Catharsis and the automobile…How to draft a tri-shaw?

The old Talk Talk China had a theory called the “cycle of China funk” to describe the oscillation that most foreigners here feel between loving and hating the place that we call home. This week I’ve been on a bit of a downswing, but no matter. YJ, who spent two years studying law in France, reminds [...]

Asian History Carnival #17

There have been some fascinating postings on Asian history of late and a great place to check them all out in one easy click is the (mostly) monthly Asian History Carnival, this month being hosted by the excellent folks over at Frog in a Well. Check [...]

Starbucks’ revenge?

Kick us out of the Forbidden City, will you? Hell, nobody’s been kicked out of there since Puyi. Is this how the Seattle coffee giant gets its revenge? (Revenge is a latte best served [...]