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    No Dogs And Not Many Chinese

    “No dogs and Chinese—” Does such a sign exist outside park and residential areas reserved for Westerners in the treaty port of Shanghai? In 1793,…

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    Tibetan Buddhists in the Making of Modern China – Part 1

    This book by Gray Tuttle (hardcover 2005), a professor of Tibetan studies at Columbia University, argues that the West has wrongly portrayed the relations between…

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    Under the Malaccan Sun

    A mother’s love knows no bounds. Under the Malaccan Sun: A Malaysian Childhood by CP Bok (published 2025) will appeal to readers who grew up…

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    The Three Kingdoms and Chiang Kai-shek

    It is a well-known fact that Chiang Kai-shek is steeped in the Chinese classics. One wonders, therefore, whether this famous quote from the Three Kingdoms…

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    A Retrospective Study: The Three Kingdoms (Part 5)

    Written on 29 Dec 2010, reproduced below. Lwh, 2 August 2025 Subject: Re: San Guo (part 5) Sent: Dec 29, 2010 2:50 PM San Guo…

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No Dogs And Not Many Chinese

Julia_M August 9, 2025 No Comments

“No dogs and Chinese—” Does such a sign exist outside park and residential areas reserved for Westerners in the treaty port of Shanghai? In 1793,…

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Tibetan Buddhists in the Making of Modern China – Part 1

Julia_M August 8, 2025 No Comments Buddhist History (Books)India HistoryTibetan Buddhism (Books)

This book by Gray Tuttle (hardcover 2005), a professor of Tibetan studies at Columbia University, argues that the West has wrongly portrayed the relations between…

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Under the Malaccan Sun

Julia_M August 6, 2025 No Comments

A mother’s love knows no bounds. Under the Malaccan Sun: A Malaysian Childhood by CP Bok (published 2025) will appeal to readers who grew up…

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The Three Kingdoms and Chiang Kai-shek

Julia_M August 4, 2025 No Comments Chinese History (Audible Books & Originals)Chinese History (Books)Historical China Biographies

It is a well-known fact that Chiang Kai-shek is steeped in the Chinese classics. One wonders, therefore, whether this famous quote from the Three Kingdoms…

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A Retrospective Study: The Three Kingdoms (Part 5)

Julia_M August 4, 2025 No Comments Classic Literature & FictionHistorical Fiction (Books)

Written on 29 Dec 2010, reproduced below. Lwh, 2 August 2025 Subject: Re: San Guo (part 5) Sent: Dec 29, 2010 2:50 PM San Guo…

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A Retrospective Study: The Three Kingdoms (Part 4)

Julia_M August 3, 2025 No Comments Asian Literary History & CriticismCultural & Ethnic StudiesPoetry (Books)Literary Movements & Periods

Written on 29 Dec 2010. Lwh, 2 August 2025 Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010, 07:31 Subject: Re: San Guo Yanyi (part 4) I am reading…

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A Retrospective Study: The Three Kingdoms (Part 3)

Julia_M August 3, 2025 No Comments Asian Literary History & CriticismCultural & Ethnic StudiesPoetry (Books)Literary Movements & Periods

Written on 28 Dec 2010. Lwh, 1 August 2025 In Imperial China, there were 2 bases to claim the right to succeed to the throne.…

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A Retrospective Study: The Three Kingdoms (Part 2)

Julia_M July 31, 2025 No Comments Asian Literary History & CriticismCultural & Ethnic StudiesPoetry (Books)Literary Movements & Periods

Written on Boxing Day 2010. Lwh, 31 July 2025 Subject: Re: San Guo (part 2) Sent: Dec 26, 2010 3:15 PM Sao guo yanyi is…

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A Retrospective Study: The Three Kingdoms (Part 1)

Julia_M July 30, 2025 No Comments Asian Literary History & CriticismCultural & Ethnic StudiesPoetry (Books)Literary Movements & Periods

On Christmas Eve 2010, I began reading about the Three Kingdoms. I sent out by email my jottings on my reading, relating it to philosophy…

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The Golden Urn – Part 3

Julia_M July 4, 2025 No Comments Buddhist History (Books)History of TibetTibetan Buddhism

Professor Max Oidtmann wrote his book after he discovered two copybooks originally kept by the Qing ambans stationed in Lhasa between 1875 and 1900. Amban…

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