What are chüan?
http://plos.deepdyve.com/lp/de-gruyter/the-development-of-archives-and-libraries-in-china-an-historical-DvbPEt1L0k The author writes "Liu Hsin's catalog contained 603 titles in 13,219 chüan (volumes)"....
View ArticleDo you like Xu Zhimo's poems?Farewell Cambridge Zai bie kang qiao...
Farewell CambridgeZai bie kang qiao再别康桥by Xu Zhimo qingqing de wo zou le轻轻的我走了，zhengru wo qingqing de lai正如我轻轻的来;wo qingqing de zhaoshou我轻轻的招手，zuobie xitian de yuncai作别西天的云彩。Na hepan de...
View ArticleA Chinese Literary Magazine, 字花( Fleurs des lettres)
Hi all, I am happy to introduce to you the online version of a Chinese literary magazine called 字花 (Fleurs des lettres). It is a prominent bimonthly literary magazine based in Hong Kong since 2006,...
View ArticleA LOST POEM ALWAYS MISSED
About twenty years ago I got at a book fair in Pasadena, California, a sheet of paper with the translation from Chinese to English of one of the most beautiful poems I have ever read. Unfortunately...
View ArticleChinese Surreal or Postmodern Fiction
Does anyone know a Chinese author that has the same kind of weird, postmodern feel as Haruki Murakami, Orhan Pamuk, etc, do? One that's been translated to English would be especially good. Films would...
View ArticleScholarly study of Journey to the West
Here is a scholarly paper on Journey to the West by Glen Dudbridge:http://www.ihp.sinica.edu.tw/~asiamajor/pdf/1968/1968-141.pdf
View ArticleOriginal Chinese proverbs of those?
"Free from debt is free from care." "A good debt is not as good as no debt." I tried to find their Chinese source via Google, but no luck. Anyone can find original Chinese versions? Thanks!
View ArticleDoes anyone know any Chinese poems or sayings related to the Five elements?
I'm preparing a bachelor degree project related to Chinese calligraphy, and I would like to represent each of the five elements of Chinese philosophy/medicine through a poem or a saying. Although I...
View ArticleLiao Chai
In every short stories, the subject always, after entering the room , mein nan eh kor (facing south and sitting down ?)
View ArticleYuanshi section translation needed
Hi, Does anyone who reads Classical Chinese want to please translate this passage, or at least give me the gist the material about Jebe/"zhebo" found in this section? It's from the Yuanshi chapter...
View ArticleWater Margin
Where do I find english translation of it? Is the Chinese Classics one good? I might get it, since I like the Three Kingdoms novel from Chinese Classic a lot.
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Art of War and it's comparssions
What does Art of War compare to? I'm thinking of getting it, as it's good to read. but I'm also interested in other war manuals. English translations, guys.
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Chinese history books in English
24 Histories Early Four Historiographies (前四史) Records of the Grand Historian (史記, Shǐ Jì), compiled by Sima Qian 司馬遷 in 91 BC Book of Han (漢書, Hàn Shū), compiled by Ban Gu 班固 in 82 Records of the...
View ArticleChinese epic poetry
So where can I find and read Chinese epic poetry like the Aeneid, Iliad, and Odyessy ?
View ArticleWhich books survived the Qin burnings and which did not
So there was a lot of books that were burned during the Great Burning of Historical Books by Qin Army. Which books survived the burnings and which didn't? Majority of the books were destroyed, and...
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Ancient Chinese laws books
So I'm looking for Ancient Chinese laws books that studying the economy, laws and all kinds of that stuff during Ancient Times, as well as Imperial Times... does anybody know any from Qin Han...
View ArticleChinese murder ballads
Murder ballads have had a long tradition in the west, e.g. Child Ballad No. 4. Most involve a pregnant woman and express either the man's fear of commitment (e.g. "The House Carpenter") or the woman's...
View ArticleChinese murder ballads
Murder ballads have had a long tradition in the west, e.g. Child Ballad No. 4. Most involve a pregnant woman and express either the man's fear of commitment (e.g. "The House Carpenter") or the woman's...
View ArticleBalzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
I read this book in lit class, and I rather liked it. Just some background on the book: it was published in 2000 by the french-chinese director Dai Sijie. He made a film adaption in 2002 of the book....
View ArticleLibrarians Online Chat
I like to have an online chat on my reading rooms to access immediate and reliable information from librarians anytime 24/7. I have tried RumbleTalk and Flashcat which help with quick reference by...
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