The barbarism of the imperial Japanese in China is well-known – but what is not so well known is Master Xu Yun’s use of meditation to fight them.
Category: Human Interest
Anything that does not fit into to any of the other specific categories and is of general interest!
The Anti-Chinese Racism of Ricky Gervais (and David Brent)
I think the truth must be stated clearly – both the ‘real’ Ricky Gervais and ‘fictional’ David Brent are ‘anti-Chinese’, and as this racism is generally and unquestionably accepted throughout British society, it is viewed as something of a ‘politically correct’ joke to complain about it.
Parliament Street (Exeter) Narrowest Street in the World (20.8.2016)!
I first found this ‘street’ entirely by accident probably around ten (or more) years ago, and made a mental note to record its presence once
South Africa: Zulu Modernity! (10.8.2016)
The Zulus represented an ‘African’ form of modernity that clashed with its European counter-part.
African Presence in Ancient China? (Email 5.8.2016)
Africans in Ancient China.
Tutankhamen (Ethnicity)
Tutankhamen was African and not European – in my view.
