G. William Skinner: A Personal Remembrance November 18, 2008 I’ve been waiting to write this post as I [Read More...]
The Historical Record for November 14, 2008: Arsenic and the Old Buddha November 14, 2008 Today marks the 100th anniversary of the death of [Read More...]
Liu Shaoqi, Birthdays, and Cruel Irony November 12, 2008 It’s one of those wacky days in Chinese [Read More...]
Happy Hua Guofeng Day 2008: The first in the P.H. (post-Hua) Era October 13, 2008 As many, if not both my readers know, each [Read More...]
The perils of studying the Qing October 8, 2008 Via Danwei: The Beijing News October 7, 2008 Yan [Read More...]
Teaching Τibet and “The Truth” October 5, 2008 The China Beat has had a month-long series on [Read More...]
On railways and history and the railroading of history September 4, 2008 The building of railways in China has had a [Read More...]
The Great Wall…highway? September 2, 2008 While David Spindler is fond of correcting the [Read More...]
Democracy, ethics, and China’s post-Olympic challenge August 27, 2008 In a “mini-debate” posted at Dissent [Read More...]
Why Hua Guofeng matters…no, seriously. August 25, 2008 When Hua Guofeng took power in 1976 he may have averted a civil war. Why then do we always forget Chairman Hua? [Read More...]
The hutong and a review of Michael Meyer, The Last Days of Old Beijing August 14, 2008 This month YJ and I moved from a monstrous [Read More...]
Live Blogging: 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Opening Ceremony August 8, 2008 YJ is out running around the city as Tianjin’s [Read More...]
Helen Couchman’s Workers August 7, 2008 Beijing-based artist, Granite Studio friend, and [Read More...]