Comments on: Voices from China’s Past: Children, History, and the Household Instructions of Mr. Yan

By: Frog in a Well - The Korea History Group Blog

Frog in a Well - The Korea History Group Blog — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:02:23 +0000

[...] and playright Lao She, the “household instructions” of the 6th century scholar-official Yan Zhitui, and the role of Yue Fei and Qin Gui and patriotism in the Song dynasty and historiography of the [...]

By: Jeremiah

Jeremiah — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:11:11 +0000

Rick,

Glad to be of help.

By: rick

rick — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:25:57 +0000

Jeremiah, thanks so much. That’s an excellent source.

By: Danwei : Danwei Picks: Raising a child in the VI Century

Danwei : Danwei Picks: Raising a child in the VI Century — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:23:05 +0000

[...] Children, history, and the household instructions of Mr. Yan: Jeremiah at the Granite Studio looks at child raising practices in Chinese history:Yan Zhitui (531-591) was born into a family of scholar-officials at a time when being a scholar-official wasn’t necessarily the easiest gig in the world, the tail end of the "Age of Division"….An era of family values, it was not. [...]

By: Jeremiah

Jeremiah — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:35:05 +0000

Rick, My source for maps when I'm preparing lectures is this page from the Visual Sourcebook for Chinese Civilization. It has good maps for most periods of Chinese history as well as a timeline with links to other useful images. I hope this helps.