I downloaded it I think on Audible, but I also have the Kindle version and I’m really looking forward to reading it. It looks wonderful and I think I first heard about it from you ❤️❤️❤️
Shihuangdi. I’m sure this is absolutely correct. But as an aside, in my experience Japanese usually refer to him as 秦の始皇帝 (Chin no Shikōtei) whereas in modern Mandarin he’s normally called 秦始皇 (Qīnshǐhuáng)….
I actually didn’t know that! I’m trying to keep everything in English as much as possible, but there are a few things in the third part where I just didn’t know the English and that’s why I was asking about not the kind of basic stuff
I love your connection between weight and weighty matters! Virtue may be dandelion-light but much harder to possess. By the way, what is the wording of 鼎の軽重を問う?
Again, Leanne, you bring informative details to highlight the values of the times about which you write, and with the arts foremost in establishing the realms of high and low, aspiration and action, knowledge and inspiration.
Can you imagine a world where this was an important topic during debates and conventions? Two people just unsubscribe from Substack. I hope I didn’t offend anyone! Hee hee!
Oh, my ! . . . Who knows? Anyhow, the dandelion photo is exquisite. And such a good metaphor: the power of the crown, and the ephemeral nature of the matter its function manifests. (Which sounds like a contradiction in a category, so I have had to read it over a few times. I will continue to ponder . . . )
Have you read Justinian Huang's novel? The Emperor and the Endless Palace? I found the Chinese history within to be delightful.
I downloaded it I think on Audible, but I also have the Kindle version and I’m really looking forward to reading it. It looks wonderful and I think I first heard about it from you ❤️❤️❤️
Shihuangdi. I’m sure this is absolutely correct. But as an aside, in my experience Japanese usually refer to him as 秦の始皇帝 (Chin no Shikōtei) whereas in modern Mandarin he’s normally called 秦始皇 (Qīnshǐhuáng)….
I actually didn’t know that! I’m trying to keep everything in English as much as possible, but there are a few things in the third part where I just didn’t know the English and that’s why I was asking about not the kind of basic stuff
Got the tone wrong. It’s Qín
I love your connection between weight and weighty matters! Virtue may be dandelion-light but much harder to possess. By the way, what is the wording of 鼎の軽重を問う?
I really enjoyed this! I took a bronze inscription class in grad school (briefly!), I’ve always been curious about these vessels!
I’m so happy to hear from you. It’s been a while!
Again, Leanne, you bring informative details to highlight the values of the times about which you write, and with the arts foremost in establishing the realms of high and low, aspiration and action, knowledge and inspiration.
Can you imagine a world where this was an important topic during debates and conventions? Two people just unsubscribe from Substack. I hope I didn’t offend anyone! Hee hee!
Oh, my ! . . . Who knows? Anyhow, the dandelion photo is exquisite. And such a good metaphor: the power of the crown, and the ephemeral nature of the matter its function manifests. (Which sounds like a contradiction in a category, so I have had to read it over a few times. I will continue to ponder . . . )