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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The Historical Record for January 1, 2009

On this date in 976, Li Yu (born 936) of the Southern Tang Dynasty surrendered to the armies of the Song.  Li Yu had attempted to buy off the Song Emperor for many years, trying to preserve a kingdom that covered modern day Jiangxi as well as parts of Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Fujian.  Holding out [...]

January 1st, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Chinese History, The Historical Record | 5 comments - (Comments are closed)

Rebecca MacKinnon Interview with Bao Tong

Via Twitter, Rebecca Mackinnon sent me a link to an interview she did with Bao Tong in 1999, sneaking into his apartment building and smuggling the videotape out past the government stooges sent to detain them. Fascinating reading ten years [...]

January 1st, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Chinese History | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)