Today, the 7th of the 7th, we celebrate QiXi - the Chinese Valentine’s Day
Qi Xi (七夕; Pinyin: qī xī; "The Night of Sevens"), sometimes called Chinese Valentine’s Day, falls on the seventh day of lunar month seven of the Chinese calendar and thus its name. It is traditional for young girls to demonstrate their domestic [...]
What would Sun Tzu, a Chinese war strategist from the 5th century BC, have to say about the current war raging in Israel-Lebanon? Can his ancient "The Art of War" text offer meaningful insights to such a "modern" war happening today?
I must have read hundreds of texts and articles about the current war happening [...]
"9:00 in the morning. A second before it seemed like a regular morning, a morning like any others before, with the usual boring routine of getting accustomed to a new place. Only, 9:00 is when the urgent text message arrives and the mess begins - 'Big problem with block 56 in the Maafan model. Stop. [...]
I ran into the Danwei blog by accident, through an article I've been forwarded about Muzi Mei (link). Muzi Mei was a sensation a few years back when the Chinese authorities have declared war on her blog detailing her sexual experiences, and DanWei has decided to just go over and chat with the girl, who [...]
I’ve never done this before (linking), but I’m going to make this my first time, since I think the work is brilliant - it’s what I’ve always wanted to do, but I’ve never got around to actually doing it.
Although I don’t agree with all the observations, Suitcasing Daniel has written some superb articles about the [...]
