李穡《卽事》“On What Happened” by Yi Saek (1328-1396)
A friendly warning to those who are used to a sedentary lifestyle (like myself).
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Rachelle
- Apr 8
- 3 min
豬蹄四法Four methods of cooking pig’s feet
Four 18th-century recipes for pig knuckles from the Suiyuan shida 隨園食單.
Rachelle
- Apr 1
- 2 min
貢性之《題畫蒲萄松鼠》 “Inscription on a Painting of a Squirrel and Grapes” by Gong Xingzhi (fl. 14th century)
Squirrel: a big fan of grapes?
Rachelle
- Mar 25
- 1 min
釋懷深《擬寒山詩（其一百三十二）》 “In Imitation of Hanshan’s Poems (No. 132)” by Buddhist Huaishen (1077-1132)
A reminder for mice/bats: never underestimate a cat's hunting skills!
Rachelle
- Mar 18
- 2 min
A joke for the planting season
A reminder for those who work with others in the field/garden.
![劉秉忠《桃花曲》 [To the Tune] “Song of Peach Blossoms” by Liu Bingzhong (1216-1274)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/044059_febd04f9197748fd86f5c4023488dae4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_804,h_604,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/044059_febd04f9197748fd86f5c4023488dae4~mv2.jpg)
Rachelle
- Mar 11
- 2 min
劉秉忠《桃花曲》 [To the Tune] “Song of Peach Blossoms” by Liu Bingzhong (1216-1274)
As spring approaches...
Rachelle
- Feb 19
- 2 min
茅齋賞雨 Enjoying the Rain from a Thatched Studio
An album leaf for the season.
Rachelle
- Feb 12
- 3 min
黃庚《竹杖》 “Bamboo Staff” by Huang Geng (fl. 13th century)
A tip on how (not) to get a dragon.
Rachelle
- Feb 5
- 2 min
An Anecdote about Zhu Yuanzhang's 朱元璋 (1328-1398) Magic Power
相傳高皇帝時初起太學，上臨視之，顧學制宏麗，聖情甚悅。行至廣業堂前，偶發一言云：“天下有福兒郎，應得居此。”迄今百四十年來，學生居此堂者，往往占魁選，躋位通貴，他所不及也。又諸堂中都無蜘蛛云。上來時，見蛛布網屋隅，曰：“我纔建屋，爾輒據之耶？”顧叱之出，語訖而蛛遯，從茲遂絕...
Rachelle
- Jan 29
- 2 min
On frozen tofu
A tofu recipe from the Qing dynasty
Rachelle
- Jan 15
- 2 min
On the Importance of Good Handwriting
A joke from the Ming-dynasty collection Jieyun ji 解慍集.
Rachelle
- Jan 8
- 2 min
王中立《感事》（其三）“Musing on Things (No. 3)” by Wang Zhongli (fl. 13th-14th century)
On a not very poetic-sounding image: why do Chinese poets hit the spittoon?
Rachelle
- Jan 1
- 3 min
On the Jiujiu xiaohan tu 九九消寒圖 (nine-by-nine winter-repelling design)
A little spring-summoning game.
![朱彝尊《清平樂·題水墨南瓜》“To the Tune ‘Joy of Pure Peace’, inscribed on a painting of pumpkins” by Zhu Yizun [1629-1709]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/044059_fc99c06111794becb2fb35b2710246ee~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_831,h_624,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/044059_fc99c06111794becb2fb35b2710246ee~mv2.jpg)
Rachelle
- Dec 25, 2023
- 2 min
![韓維《城西書事》（其二）“On [various] Matters in the West of the City” (No. 2) by Han Wei (1017-1098)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/044059_9f503cb7b05d4733b1a09c204aa74b7b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1167,h_877,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/044059_9f503cb7b05d4733b1a09c204aa74b7b~mv2.jpg)
Rachelle
- Dec 18, 2023
- 2 min
韓維《城西書事》（其二）“On [various] Matters in the West of the City” (No. 2) by Han Wei (1017-1098)
The season of "divine fruits" (Diospyros) again.
Rachelle
- Dec 11, 2023
- 3 min
A note on antler-shedding
From the canonical commentary on the Book of Rites.
Rachelle
- Dec 4, 2023
- 2 min
樊增祥《爽翁惠咖啡余誤為鼻煙》“Old Shuang gave me some coffee as a gift; I mistook it for snuff”
An amusing incident about coffee in China.
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