Only ever one step away — Lao Shu’s travels in time and space

The Other China 天下本來無事,糾結只在人心。
以為有分有別,其實無古無今。 The world itself is without strife, it’s just people’s hearts that make it so. As for all of those differences and distinctions, in reality there is neither the past nor the present.… Read

1 October 2024 — Beijing Reoriented

Xi Jinping’s Empire of Tedium Chapter VIII 中軸線   On 27 July 2024, the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee in New Delhi, India, announced that ‘Beijing Central Axis: A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital’ had been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.… Read

Other People’s Thoughts XLIX

Other People’s Thoughts 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