Treasures – The Drawing Of “Taiyizhu” (Western Han)
The devil is in the details.
Eat Well, Laugh Loud, Live Long
The devil is in the details.
It was raining during the evenings I was in Changsha so I had to dine in the mall next toContinue Reading
“A strange game… the only winning move is not to play. How about a nice game of chess?” – WOPR, War Games (1983)
But thy eternal summer shall not fade, /
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st; /
Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade, /
When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st: – Shakespeare, “Sonnet 18”
This is the second of four coffins that are nested like a Russian Doll.
At the base of Tianxin Pavilion 天心閣 in Changsha, Hunan, there stood a solitary bell to commemorate one of theContinue Reading
If an architecture can represent the soul of Changsha, that would be Tianxin Pavilion. The pavilion has witnessed the manyContinue Reading
As an inland city, Changsha lacks the glamour and sophistication of coastal metropolises, but therein lies its appeal. Rubbing shouldersContinue Reading
Museum of Chinese Academies 中國書院博物館 is the country’s only museum focused on the history of Chinese academies for classic learning.
Established in AD 976, Yuelu Academy was one of the four famous ancient academies in China. The Academy accepted studentsContinue Reading









