Now What? — Greeting the Guimao Year of the Rabbit 癸卯兔年
The Other China
卯兔
In Buddhism, the expression ‘turtle fur and rabbit horns’ 龜毛兔角 guī máo tù jiǎo denotes an absurdity, something that is non-existent, a fiction or an impossibility.… Read
The Tail-end of Tiger Tyranny
Xi Jinping’s Empire of Tedium
Appendix XXXII
虎頭蛇尾
In Greeting the Year of the Tiger 壬寅虎年 published on Lunar New Year’s Eve, 31 January 2022, we noted that:
The writer Lu Xun used the expression 拉大旗作虎皮 lā dàqí zuò hǔpí, literally ‘drape yourself in the flag as though it were a tiger skin’, to mock people who put on a formidable show to disguise their lack of substance.… Read
In the Eyes of the Beholder — Dasheng’s Little Lectures
The Other China
Dasheng’s Little Lectures 大生小議 is a series of short videos by Liu Chan 劉蟾, aka Dasheng 大生, an artist and independent scholar based in Beijing.
In his ‘Shorts’ Dasheng comments on language, life and thinking in China today.… Read
Resisting Cultural Capture — Dasheng’s Little Lectures
The Other China
Dasheng’s Little Lectures 大生小議 is a series of short videos by Liu Chan 劉蟾, aka Dasheng 大生, an artist and independent scholar based in Beijing.
In his ‘Shorts’ Dasheng comments on language, life and thinking in China today.… Read
Brainwashing vs. Educating — Dasheng’s Little Lectures
The Other China
Dasheng’s Little Lectures 大生小議 is a series of short videos by Liu Chan 劉蟾, aka Dasheng 大生, an artist and independent scholar based in Beijing.
In his ‘Shorts’ Dasheng comments on language, life and thinking in China today.… Read
On Rumours & Lies — Dasheng’s Little Lectures
The Other China
Dasheng’s Little Lectures 大生小議 is a series of short videos by Liu Chan 劉蟾, aka Dasheng 大生, an artist and independent scholar based in Beijing.
In his ‘Shorts’ Dasheng comments on language, life and thinking in China today.… Read