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黃佐《湛子宅夜宴和呂子仲木邊爐詩》A hot pot poem by Huang Zuo (1490-1566)
黃佐《湛子宅夜宴和呂子仲木邊爐詩》 “At a night banquet in Master Zhan’s mansion, in response to the hot pot poem by Master Lü, [courtesy name] Zhongmu” by...

Rachelle
Jan 2, 20232 min read


趙戣《錦鶒夜逸》“A Brocade Mandarin Duck Missing Overnight” by Zhao Kui (fl. 12th – 13th century)
On a sad loss in countryside life...To commemorate the two guineafowls that we lost overnight.

Rachelle
Dec 26, 20222 min read


Album leaf “Juchang congxi” 踘場叢戲 (Group game on the kicking field) by Su Hanchen 蘇漢臣 (1094-1172)
Depiction of a Chinese fooball game.

Rachelle
Dec 19, 20223 min read


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.

Rachelle
Dec 12, 20223 min read


陸游《犬雞》“The dog and the chicken” by Lu You (1125-1210)
More on animals in the countryside...

Rachelle
Dec 5, 20222 min read


陸游《遷雞柵歌》“Song of moving the chicken fence” by Lu You (1125-1210)
For my new silkie neighbour.

Rachelle
Nov 28, 20223 min read


孔平仲《詠無核紅柿》“On stoneless red persimmons” by Kong Pingzhong (fl. 11th century)
An ephemeral pleasure of the tenth month.

Rachelle
Nov 21, 20222 min read


史謹《月蝕》“Lunar Eclipse” by Shi Jin (fl. 14th century)
On a lunar eclipse in the fourteenth century.

Rachelle
Nov 14, 20223 min read


貝瓊《澄林冬日》“A Wintry Day in a Limpid Grove” by Bei Qiong (1314-1379)
For the season of loquat flowers.

Rachelle
Nov 7, 20222 min read


朱權《日蝕》“Solar Eclipse” by Zhu Quan (1378-1448)
To compensate myself for the partial solar eclipse that eluded me on 25 Oct 2022...

Rachelle
Oct 31, 20223 min read


Chestnuts in the Erruting qunfang pu 二如亭群芳譜 pt.2
Tips for what to do with chestnuts from the Ming Dynasty.

Rachelle
Oct 24, 20224 min read


Chestnuts in the Erruting qunfang pu 二如亭群芳譜 pt. 1
Tips for storing chestnuts from the Ming Dynasty.

Rachelle
Oct 17, 20223 min read


韓愈《三星行》“Three Asterisms” by Han Yu (768-824)
The night sky at the time of Han Yu's birth.

Rachelle
Oct 10, 20223 min read


劉應時《登樓》“Ascending a Tower” by Liu Yingshi (fl. 12th century)
An autumnal moment under the night sky.

Rachelle
Oct 3, 20222 min read


An anecdote from the 3rd century about the Northern and Southern Dippers
How to trick the deities of the Northern and Southern Dippers to extend your life.

Rachelle
Sep 26, 20224 min read


An anecdote from the Tang dynasty about hiding the Big Dipper
How an astrologer-monk tricked the emperor into releasing a murderer.

Rachelle
Sep 19, 20224 min read


晁補之《次韻鄧正字慎思秋日同文館(其八)》"After the rhyme of Deng Zheng on an autumn day ..." by Chao Buzhi
For the festive Mid-Autumn day with stars.

Rachelle
Sep 12, 20223 min read


孔平仲《狂犬》“Crazy Dog” by Kong Pingzhong (fl. 11th century)
For the two "crazy dogs" that amused me in the past few days.

Rachelle
Sep 5, 20223 min read


“Caotang shi zhi tu” 草堂十志圖 (Ten Records on the Thatched Hall) Pt. 1
A(nother) handscroll dedicated to reclusion in nature.

Rachelle
Aug 29, 20223 min read


“Yunlong shanque” 筠籠山雀 (The mountain tit in the bamboo cage)
Jiaqing Emperor 嘉慶 on a bird in the cage.

Rachelle
Aug 22, 20222 min read
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