Seeds of Fire
已矣哉
Enough! There are no true men in the state: no one understands me.
Why should I cleave to the city of my birth?
Since none is worthy to work with in making good government,
I shall go and join Peng Xian in the place where he abides.… Read
Another Love Letter to America, from an Australian
Contra Trump
愛屋及烏
IFLA (I Fucking Love Australia) writes about America and its Pacific cousin on Substack. In his inimitable Australian style of prose, IFLA chronicles the saga of a benighted America.… Read
Lao Shu — ‘What, Me Worry?’
The Other China
何事值得你當真？
Lao Shu 老樹 is the nom de plume of Liu Shuyong (劉樹勇, 1962-), a Beijing-based artist, writer, critic and professor in communications. His artistic voice is unique and personal, its tenor, whimsy and profundity evoke what for decades we have called The Other China — a cultural noosphere that is as undeniably local as it is universal.… Read
The Buzz Around Huawei — Dasheng’s Calligraphic Comments on Current Affairs (VI)
The Other China
伏天兒之鼓譟
Liu Chan 劉蟾, who also goes by the literary name Dasheng 大生, is a writer, scholar and calligrapher. Born in Shaanxi, he lives in Beijing where he edits The Chinese Study 中國書房.… Read
Doom Polling — Late-stage Trumpism? Or Copium Masquerading as Hopium?
Contra Trump
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—In alarming news for Republicans heading into the midterm elections, a new poll released on Monday revealed that Donald J. Trump is less popular than explosive diarrhea.… Read
The Qin Empire Inspires, and Haunts, Xi Jinping’s China — Dasheng’s Calligraphic Comments on Current Affairs (V)
The Other China
揚幡招魂
Liu Chan 劉蟾, who also goes by the pen name Dasheng 大生, is a writer, scholar and calligrapher. Born in Shaanxi, he lives in Beijing where he edits The Chinese Study 中國書房.… Read