As many, if not both my readers know, each October we commemorate Hua Guofeng Day, the anniversary of Hua Guofeng’s elevation as Mao’s chosen successor, the Wise Leader of the Chinese people. HGFD 2008, of course, is tinged with autumnal sadness, poetically apropos for the time of year, as it is the first Hua Guofeng [...]
Happy Hua Guofeng Day 2008: The first in the P.H. (post-Hua) Era
October 13th, 2008 · 5 Comments
Tags: Chinese History
Virtual Forbidden City
October 13th, 2008 · No Comments
Just what I need, another way to kill a whole morning of productivity. As if the Red Sox being in the playoffs hasn’t been sufficiently destructive to my schedule, IBM, in partnership with the Palace Museum in Beijing, has unveiled an interactive virtual Forbidden City. I have only begun venturing through this online educational tool/video game [...]
Tags: Chinese History
