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This is a very rough annotation / translation of the poem 登樓 (Dēng Lóu), ‘Ascending a Pavilion’, by the Tang Dynasty Chinese poet 杜甫 (Dù Fǔ).

This is a very rough annotation of the poem 宿府 (Sù Fǔ), ‘Staying at the Yamen’, by the Tang Dynasty Chinese poet 杜甫 (Dù Fǔ).

This is a very rough annotation / translation of the poem 古柏行 (Gǔ Bǎi Xíng), ‘Ballad of the Old Cypress’, by the Tang Dynasty Chinese poet 杜甫 (Dù Fǔ).

This is a very rough annotation of the poem 南鄭馬上作 (Nánzhèng Mǎshàng Zuò), ‘Written on Horseback in Nanzheng’, by the Southern Song Dynasty Chinese poet 陸遊 (Lù Yóu).

This is Part 13 in an annotation of an extract from 吳城日記 (‘Diary of Inner City Suzhou’).

This is the fourth part of a translation of the second chapter of the 1984 novel 棋王 (‘Chess King’) by the Chinese author 阿城 (Ah Cheng).

This is Part 12 in an annotation of an extract from 吳城日記 (‘Diary of Inner City Suzhou’).

This is a list of all the Song and Tang poetry that we’ve covered in class and supervisions in our fourth year of Chinese Studies at Cambridge 2012-2013.

This is a translation and annotation of the poem 水中山花影 (Shuǐ Zhōng Shānhuā Yǐng), ‘Reflection of Mountain Flowers in Water’, by the Southern Song Dynasty Chinese poet 楊萬里 (Yáng Wànlǐ).

I came across this little joke about the international behaviour of various countries.

This is Part 5 of 5 in a translation of the 1956 reportage fiction piece 在桥梁工地上 (At the Bridge Construction Sites) by the Chinese writer 刘宾雁 (Liu Binyan).

The syllable ‘ri’ in hiragana is written り.

This is Part 4 in a translation of the 1956 reportage fiction piece 在桥梁工地上 (At the Bridge Construction Sites) by the Chinese writer 刘宾雁 (Liu Binyan).

Getting daily handwriting practice in Chinese can be a bit tricky if you don’t tend to handwrite things that much.

This is Part 3 in a translation of the 1956 reportage fiction piece 在桥梁工地上 (At the Bridge Construction Sites) by the Chinese writer 刘宾雁 (Liu Binyan).

This is a very rough annotation of the poem 汝州 (Rǔ zhōu), ‘Reflection of Mountain Flowers in Water’, by the Southern Song Dynasty Chinese poet 楊萬里 (Yáng Wànlǐ).

This is Part 2 in a translation of the 1956 reportage fiction piece 在桥梁工地上 (At the Bridge Construction Sites) by the Chinese writer 刘宾雁 (Liu Binyan).

I recently wrote about some silly Chinese homophones that involved general vocabulary, but homophones in Chinese can also lead to people having funny names.

This is Part 1 in a translation of the 1956 reportage fiction piece 在桥梁工地上 (At the Bridge Construction Sites) by the Chinese writer 刘宾雁 (Liu Binyan).

This is the fourth part in a line by line translation / annotation of the 1983 story 哦， 穆罕默德 · 阿麦德 (O, Mùhǎnmòdé · Āmàidé) - ‘Ah, Mohamed Ahmed’ - by the Chinese author 王蒙 (Wang Meng).

This is a translation and annotation of the poem 觀社 (Guān Shè), ‘Observing a Village Festival’, by the Southern Song Dynasty Chinese poet 楊萬里 (Yáng Wànlǐ).

This is a translation and annotation of the poem 入浮梁界 (Rù Fúliáng Jiè), ‘Entering the Borders of Fuliang’, by the Southern Song Dynasty Chinese poet 楊萬里 (Yáng Wànlǐ).

This is a translation and annotation of the poem 積雨小霽 (Jī Yǔ Xiǎo Jì), ‘A Break in the Clouds After Extended Rain’, by the Southern Song Dynasty Chinese poet 楊萬里 (Yáng Wànlǐ).

This is the third part of a translation of the second chapter of the 1984 novel 棋王 (‘Chess King’) by the Chinese author 阿城 (Ah Cheng).

This is the third part in a line by line translation / annotation of the 1983 story 哦， 穆罕默德 · 阿麦德 (O, Mùhǎnmòdé · Āmàidé) - ‘Ah, Mohamed Ahmed’ - by the Chinese author 王蒙 (Wang Meng).

This is the second part of a translation of the second chapter of the 1984 novel 棋王 (‘Chess King’) by the Chinese author 阿城 (Ah Cheng).

This is the second part in a line by line translation / annotation of the 1983 story 哦， 穆罕默德 · 阿麦德 (O, Mùhǎnmòdé · Āmàidé) - ‘Ah, Mohamed Ahmed’ - by the Chinese author 王蒙 (Wang Meng).

Japan in Japanese is Nihon.

This is Part 11 in an annotation of an extract from 吳城日記 (‘Diary of Inner City Suzhou’).

This is a translation and annotation of the poem 醉後草書歌詩戲作 (Zuì Hòu Cǎoshū Gēshī Xìzuò), ‘After Getting Drunk, Playfully Writing a Poem in Grass Script’, by the Song Dynasty Chinese poet 陸游 (Lù Yóu).

This is a translation and annotation of the poem 長歌行 (Cháng Gēxíng), ‘Long Ballad’, by the Southern Song Dynasty Chinese poet 陸游 (Lù Yóu).

This is the sixth part of a translation of the first chapter of the 1984 novel 棋王 (‘Chess King’) by the Chinese author 阿城 (Ah Cheng).

This is the eighth part of a translation of the first chapter of the 1984 novel 棋王 (‘Chess King’) by the Chinese author 阿城 (Ah Cheng).

My final year exams in East Asian Studies (Chinese) will take place this year in May, so I’m making this simple break-down of the exams and their contents to keep myself clear and on track.

For the last three years I’ve had three fields in my Mandarin Anki deck: hanzi, pinyin and English.

This is Part 11 in an annotation of an extract from 吳城日記 (‘Diary of Inner City Suzhou’).

I just came across this list of Mandarin homophones.

This is the first part in a line by line translation / annotation of the 1983 story 哦， 穆罕默德 · 阿麦德 (O, Mùhǎnmòdé · Āmàidé) - ‘Ah, Mohamed Ahmed’ - by the Chinese author 王蒙 (Wang Meng).

Another webinar at Hutong School, this time titled Chinese for Dummies.

This is Part 9 in an annotation of an extract from 吳城日記 (‘Diary of Inner City Suzhou’).

This is the sixth part of a translation of the first chapter of the 1984 novel 棋王 (‘Chess King’) by the Chinese author 阿城 (Ah Cheng).

This is the sixth part of a translation of the first chapter of the 1984 novel 棋王 (‘Chess King’) by the Chinese author 阿城 (Ah Cheng).

How to practice writing Chinese characters (hanzi) is one of the biggest difficulties in learning Chinese.

This is a translation and annotation of the poem 寓居定惠院之東雜花滿山有海棠一株土人不知貴也 (Yùjū Dìnghuì Yuàn Zhī Dōng Zá Huā Mǎn Shān Yǒu Hǎitáng Yī Zhū Tǔrén Bùzhī Guì Yě), ‘Staying to the East of Dinghui Temple; Mixed Flowers Fill the Mountains, There is a Crab Apple Tre…

This is Part 8 in an annotation of an extract from 吳城日記 (‘Diary of Inner City Suzhou’).

This is the fifth part of a translation of the first chapter of the 1984 novel 棋王 (‘Chess King’) by the Chinese author 阿城 (Ah Cheng).

This is Part 7 in an annotation of an extract from 吳城日記 (‘Diary of Inner City Suzhou’).

Today I stumbled across Calibre, an open-source ebook reader and management suite.

I’ve compiled this bibliography of Wang Meng as part of the research for my dissertation on Wang Meng and Liu Binyan.

I’m taking a Literary Tibetan course this term just for fun, and I am of course using Anki to help me study it.