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A tiger-shocking sneeze
An unusual incident from the Tang dynasty
Rachelle
Oct 131 min read
Some much-needed skills for the season
A fly-fighting story.
Rachelle
Jul 141 min read
Hanging belly and the summer heat
An idiosyncratic solution to the summer heat.
Rachelle
Jul 71 min read
A story for the new solar term: Beginning of Summer
Starting 5th May 2025
Rachelle
May 122 min read
A positive perspective on lost chickens
An anecdote from Feng Menglong's 馮夢龍 (1574-1646) Gujin xiaoshi 古今笑史.
Rachelle
Apr 72 min read
On Wild Boars
In an attempt to learn more about the beast before our next encounter in my backyard.
Rachelle
Mar 32 min read
On mushrooms
A familiar story about modernity from the Ming Dynasty.
Rachelle
Feb 172 min read
白居易《病中贈南鄰覓酒》“Writing in sickness to my neighbour in the south to seek wine” by Bai Juyi (772-846)
A tippler's remedy to toothache.
Rachelle
Feb 32 min read
Inscription on the toothbrush
From Qing bai leichao 清稗類鈔.
Rachelle
Dec 30, 20242 min read
Down duvets from the Tang dynasty
Little things that make life better...
Rachelle
Dec 23, 20242 min read
The Moon on Demand
Some useful tricks for a moonless Mid-Autumn Festival.
Rachelle
Sep 23, 20242 min read
A Quirky Indicator of Summer Solstice
A fifteenth-century account
Rachelle
Jul 1, 20242 min read
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