“Chechens are shown a lot, but Tuvans are not shown at all,” subscribers complain. Let’s fill this gap. The place and time of action is
Category: Hakka Ethnography
The ‘Hak-gar’ or ‘Guest People’ live in South China but follow a Northern Chinese culture.
Early Chinese Presence in the Philippines (C. 226 CE)
Translator’s Note: Early Chinese explorers sailed between China, Taiwan and the Philippines very early on. Chinese pottery was imported into the Philippines during the early
Remembering the Archaeological Work of Cynthia Irwin-Williams (1936-1990)
The benchmark for the earliest human habitation within the Americas is being pushed back every so many decades, as human observational and analytical science improves,
Etymology of the ‘劍‘ (Jian) or ‘Thin Long-Bladed Sword’
Translator’s Note: Although ‘劍‘ is pronounced ‘Jian’ within Putonghua (which is the dialect of the Chinese language spoken in Beijing) – also known in the West
Email: Cake of Moonness (29.9.2020)
Dear Gillian Things for ordinary people in the UK are not functioning properly at the moment. We usually get Mooncakes from Hoo Hing in Mitchem
Gongfu: When Taijiquan Fought White Crane (1954)
Translator’s Note: If the dates in the below Chinese lanuage text are correct, then in 1954 Master Wu Gongyi would have been 76! This may be compared
THE SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 