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Feng Mu 馮牧 on the Zhijindong 織金洞 (Weaving-Gold Cave)
Another excursion to an amazing solutional cave.

Rachelle
Aug 9, 20215 min read


何明禮《重慶府》“Chongqing Prefecture” by He Mingli
A two-day stay in Chongqing.

Rachelle
Aug 2, 20215 min read


江源《閒坐書懷》 “Expressing thoughts while sitting leisurely” by Jiang Yuan
On the fairy land of Jiuzhaigou 九寨溝 beyond Songzhou 松州.

Rachelle
Jul 26, 20215 min read


On the Xiangqiao 香橋 geopark
On my excursion to the town Zhongdu, with a poem inscribed on the rock in the Xiangqiao geopark and Fan Chengda's account of stalactites.

Rachelle
Jul 19, 20215 min read


范成大《桂海虞衡志·志山》序 Preface to the section "Accounts of the Mountains" by Fan Chengda
Fan Chengda's preface to the "Accounts of the Mountains" section of his Guihai yuheng zhi.

Rachelle
Jul 12, 20216 min read


范成大《桂海虞衡志·序》"Preface to the Guihai yuheng zhi" by Fan Chengda
A rare enthusiast for the South of the Ridges from the twelfth century.

Rachelle
Jul 5, 20217 min read


查慎行《養蜂歌》 “Beekeeping Song ” by Zha Shenxing
On bees (or perhaps not) and beekeeping.

Rachelle
Jun 28, 20215 min read


曹勳《端午帖子(其九)》 “Festive Verse for the Double Fifth Day (No. 9)” by Cao Xun
A Double Fifth Day in the countryside.

Rachelle
Jun 21, 20215 min read


彭蘊章《太平鼓》 “The Taiping Drum” by Peng Yunzhang
On the skipping rope.

Rachelle
Jun 14, 20215 min read



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Jun 7, 20215 min read



Rachelle
May 31, 20215 min read


蘇舜欽《獨步遊滄浪亭》 “Strolling alone to the Canglang Pavilion” by Su Shunqin
On my visit to the Canglang Pavilion in Suzhou.

Rachelle
May 24, 20215 min read


吳偉業《子夜歌(其六)》 “Midnight Songs (No. 6)” by Wu Weiye
On Chinese olives and stone-boat carvings.

Rachelle
May 17, 20215 min read


汪元量《湖州歌》(其七十三) “Huzhou songs” (No. 73) by Wang Yuanliang
Having heavenly chicken in the palace of the moon.

Rachelle
May 10, 20215 min read


李貞白《詠刺蝟》“On the hedgehog” by Li Zhenbai
A poem on the hedgehog for my four-legged friend.

Rachelle
May 3, 20214 min read


楊叛兒 “Yang Pan’er”
Two poems of "Yang Pan'er" and a simile involving the mountain-shaped burner.

Rachelle
Apr 26, 20216 min read


華岳《香篆》 “Incense Seal” by Hua Yue
On a new experience with the "Incense seal".

Rachelle
Apr 19, 20215 min read


王灼《張元舉惠江南李王帳中香》 “Incense within the Bed Canopy of King Li of Jiangnan...” by Wang Zhuo
On the incense within the bed canopy

Rachelle
Apr 12, 20216 min read


陸游《熏蟁效宛陵先生體》 “Smoking Mosquitoes, in Emulation of Mr Wanling’s style” by Lu You
Repelling mosquitoes with silvery wormwood.

Rachelle
Apr 5, 20215 min read


蘇洵《香》“Incense” by Su Xun
On incense sticks: Beginning of a new journey...

Rachelle
Mar 29, 20215 min read
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