蘇軾《書蜀僧詩》“Note on the poem by a monk of Shu” by Su Shi (1037-1101)
An eleventh-century anecdote about cooking with the head.
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Rachelle
- Sep 19, 2022
- 4 min
An anecdote from the Tang dynasty about hiding the Big Dipper
How an astrologer-monk tricked the emperor into releasing a murderer.
Rachelle
- Aug 8, 2022
- 3 min
Zheng Xie 鄭燮 on bird keeping
Zheng Xie on the proper way to keep birds.
Rachelle
- Jul 18, 2022
- 3 min
趙翼《偶書所見（其一）》“Casual notes on my observations (No. 1)” by Zhao Yi
For those who (like myself) often forget what they’ve read...
Rachelle
- Jul 11, 2022
- 3 min
When a centipede meets a slug
An allegory from the Yulizi 郁離子.
Rachelle
- Jun 27, 2022
- 4 min
Another odorous anecdote from the Qing dynasty
A little reform of portable toilets
Rachelle
- May 30, 2022
- 2 min
An odorous anecdote from the Qing dynasty
An innovative evaluation system for dogs and their farts.
Rachelle
- May 13, 2020
- 6 min
Let’s talk about toilets
My second animated short film. It's about toilet culture of medieval elites, mainly based on two anecdotes from the Shishuo xinyu 世說新語.
Rachelle
- Apr 15, 2020
- 3 min
How to shut up a jerk in classical Chinese
My first short animated film, based on the story of Cao Shang in the Zhuangzi.
Rachelle
- Mar 21, 2020
- 5 min
How I Chose My "Style Name"
Find out how Su Shi made his excuse for drinking in the morning and why you want to have a style name.
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