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李穡《蜂螫》 “Bee Sting” by Yi Saek (1328-1396)
A few words of consolation for a recent incident in the woods.

Rachelle
Aug 28, 20232 min read


On calling a cat "cat"
An anecdote from the Ming dynasty.

Rachelle
Aug 21, 20233 min read


劉辰翁《金縷曲》 “To the tune ‘Jinlüqu’ ” by Liu Chenweng (1232-1297)
For the peach season.

Rachelle
Aug 14, 20234 min read




Shen Zhou 沈周 on Chinese leaf
Chinese leaf... better than lamb with wine (?!)

Rachelle
Jul 31, 20232 min read


A life sketch of pomegranates
Album leaf and inscription by Shen Zhou 沈周

Rachelle
Jul 24, 20232 min read


A life sketch of loquats
Album leaf and inscription by Shen Zhou 沈周

Rachelle
Jul 17, 20232 min read


How to survive a tiger attack
A joke from Feng Menglong's Xiaofu.

Rachelle
Jul 10, 20232 min read


梅堯臣《蛙》“Frogs” by Mei Yaochen (1002-1060)
Summer metamorphosis...

Rachelle
Jul 3, 20233 min read


A solution to drought, with the help of little "dragons"
An anecdote about lizards from the 11th century.

Rachelle
Jun 26, 20233 min read


公孫詭《文鹿賦》“Poetic Exposition on a Patterned Deer” by Gongsun Gui (d. 148 BCE)
On a fairy beast that visits me every day lately...

Rachelle
Jun 19, 20233 min read


Xitong 洗桐 (Rinsing the Wutong Tree)
If you see people washing a tree in a painting...

Rachelle
Jun 12, 20233 min read


陸遊《夜歸》 “Returning at Night” by Lu You (1125-1210)
A night in the countryside, full of life.

Rachelle
Jun 5, 20233 min read


“Yong'an ming” 慵菴銘 (Inscription on the Cottage of Idleness) by Bai Yuchan 白玉蟾 (1134-1229)
How to be lazy thoughtfully

Rachelle
May 29, 20233 min read


Three treasures at home
A joke from the 19th-century collection Xiaolin guangji 笑林廣記.

Rachelle
May 22, 20233 min read


Album leaf “Yu’er mudan” 魚兒牡丹 by Zou Yigui 鄒一桂; inscription by Qianlong Emperor 乾隆
On a happy encounter with the bleeding heart in Gmunden.

Rachelle
May 15, 20232 min read


Deer among pine trees
To commemorate a delightful encounter near Zwettl.

Rachelle
May 8, 20232 min read


朱彝尊《鵲橋仙》To the tune “Queqiaoxian” by Zhu Yizun (1629-1709)
The flowering season of the magnolia and the crab apple.

Rachelle
May 1, 20233 min read


The hardest thing in the world
A joke from the nineteenth century.

Rachelle
Apr 24, 20232 min read


楊承鯤《鷹》“The Hawk” by Yang Chengkun (1550-1589)
A gentle reminder for our newly arrived chicks.

Rachelle
Apr 17, 20232 min read
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