Interview with Laurie Dennis, author of The Lacquered Talisman
The Lacquered Talisman follows the story of one of the most influential figures in Chinese history, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty. Laurie … Read more
Interview with Les Bird, author of ‘A Small Band of Men’
Les Bird, born in 1951 in Staffordshire, England, after leaving school, he traveled extensively in Africa and Australia before joining the Royal Hong Kong Police … Read more
Top 7 Classical Chinese Literature Books Recommended for Reading
China has its fair share of ancient Chinese literature. Below, we have compiled a list of some of the most noteworthy works, otherwise known as … Read more
Shanghai 1935 by Ruth Day
American socialite Ruth Day visited Shanghai for several weeks in 1935 and left one of the most sparkling descriptions of the city in this book, … Read more
The Lacquered Talisman By Laurie Dennis
A sweeping coming-of-age epic, The Lacquered Talisman launches the story of one of the most influential figures in Chinese history. He is the son of … Read more
Dragons and Boxers By Kyle Fiske
Northern China in 1900. The nation is in turmoil, and from the countryside comes a brutal, quasi-religious movement known as the Boxers, who seek to … Read more
Interview with Frode Z. Olsen, author of ‘Fighting for Two Kings’, a story of the Danish people in Hong Kong during the Japanese invasion in December 1941
Frode Ziebell Olsen is a Danish writer of novels and historical documentary books. He retired in 2013 as Detective Chief Superintendent after thirty-seven year’s service … Read more
A Small Band of Men by Les Bird
‘Les Bird joined the Hong Kong Marine Police in 1976 and saw the last years of the hard-working, hard-drinking colonial policemen handing out rough justice … Read more
Fighting for Two Kings by Frode Z. Olsen
There were just a handful of Danish people in Hong Kong when the Japanese attacked in December 1941, and they had to decide—would they fight? … Read more
The Garden of Forking Paths by Jorge Luis Borges
Read online The Garden of Forking Paths (“El jardín de senderos que se bifurcan”) by Jorge Luis Borges The Garden of Forking Paths is a short story, … Read more
People who are strangers to liquor are incapable of talking about literature. Mo Yan
Author: Mo Yan. Origin: The Republic of Wine, chapter 3, page. 25 “People who are strangers to liquor are incapable of talking about literature.”― Mo … Read more
China’s censorship is not as rigorous as everyone thinks. The self-censorship of the authors is much worse. Yan Lianke
Origin: From the documentary “China on China, Culture for Billions” by Schulz Contreras, Lisbet & Jarnebrink, Lollo. “China’s censorship is not as rigorous as everyone … Read more
Chinese Pictures by Isabella Bird
Chinese Pictures is a loving reproduction of the photograph collection first published by the intrepid traveler Isabella Bird in 1900. The images were all taken … Read more
Interview with Margaret Sun: Betwixt & Between
The autobiography of MARGARET SUN traces intertwining personal events and epochal historical events, the recent history of China, from Shanghai before the Japanese invasion, to … Read more