My father reading the Works of Mao Zedong – in the original Chinese language! My family are linked to Celtic-Viking Britain and the Hakka people
Tag: Hakka
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,
Understanding the ‘Chi-Saw’ (廁所) – or Concept of the Ancient ‘Toilet’ of China!
My Chinese family are Hakka Chinese from the Sai Kung area of the New Territories (Hong Kong). Although the Hakka language includes many Northern words
Email: Hong Xiuquan and Nushu! (5.4.2021)
Dear Gillian Hong Xiuquan (1814-1864) was a ‘Hakka’ Confucian scholar from Guangdong, who came into contact with Western (Christian) missionaries in his youth. Although all evidence suggests that
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
