The I Ching for Beginners

Miscellaneous Essays   Following on from Award for Translating Change, below we reprint an essay by John Minford that appeared in The Huffington Post on 11 June 2014 at the time of the publication of the North American edition of I Ching: The Essential Translation of the Ancient Chinese Oracle and Book of Wisdom.… Read

Award for Translating Change

On 18 November 2016, John Minford, co-founder of The Wairarapa Academy for New Sinology, received the inaugural Medal for Excellence in Translation from the Australian Academy of the Humanities for his translation of the Chinese classic of divination, the I Ching 易經.… Read

A Monkey King’s Journey to the East

Geremie R. Barmé The following meditation is an envoi to 2016 which, according to the traditional Chinese calendar, was the Year of the Golden Monkey and it offers a reflection on the long years that lie ahead.… Read

Designing Heritage

The designer of the four interconnected websites — China Heritage, China Heritage Annual, A New Sinology Reader and The Story of the Stone — reflects on his experience in creating these sites with the founders of The Wairarapa Academy, Geremie R.… Read