‘Therfore bihoveth hire a ful long spoon
That shal ete with a feend,’ thus herde I seye.
— Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Squieres Tale’
He who sups with the Devil should have a long spoon.… Read
Other People’s Thoughts, XVI
Other People’s Thoughts is a section in the Journal of the China Heritage site. It is inspired by a compilation of quotations put together by Simon Leys (Pierre Ryckmans), one of our Ancestors, during his reading life.… Read
To Summon a Wandering Soul
This is the third essay by Professor Xu Zhangrun 許章潤 to appear in China Heritage. The first — Imminent Fears, Immediate Hopes (1 August 2018) — was written in the style of a 諫書 jiànshū, an Admonition or Petition to the Authorities.… Read
Tao Te Ching — a new translation of a Chinese classic
The Tao and the Power 道德經, attributed to Laozi 老子 (5th or 4th century BCE), is one of the most famous Chinese works. Previously, China Heritage has introduced chapters from a new translation of this classical text by John Minford.… Read