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First Art, then Great Art
They’re a lesbian goddess couple, right? Sharing their bounty with the aid of diminutive but enlightened beings?
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China Culture Day and the Monkey King
Now why would the UN, Quixotic crusader for world peace and brotherhood, want us to contemplate monkeys on China Culture Day?
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Enough Snuff
Snuff bottle from Beijing's 18th Century Imperial WorkshopsLooking for a way to kick that nasty smoking habit? Try snorting your tobacco, the way nature and the aboriginal Americans who first grew it intended.
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China's Forgotten Women Poets
Be they wandering drunks, stately mandarins, or navel-gazing monks, Chinese poets have long been presented as a men's club, and little wonder. Up until the last hair's width on China's timeline, literate women were rarer than
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Zhu Da - Nanchang's One in Thirteen Hundred
The problem with being a great historical city or a great historical figure in China is the same problem with being a great Chinese student. Even if you're one in a million, there are 1330 just like you.
