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The Invention of a Heroine: The Sword Dance of 梅兰芳 Méi Lánfāng

The Invention of a Heroine: The Sword Dance of 梅兰芳 Méi Lánfāng

The Transition of the Myth: From Dynastic Chronicles to the Republican Stage Toward the end of 202 …

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The Seven Military Classics. The 道 dào of War

The Seven Military Classics. The 道 dào of War

Historically, military strategy has been one of the central themes of Chinese political thought, yi…

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Cinnabar in the Emptiness: Anatomy of the Seal in Literati Aesthetics

Cinnabar in the Emptiness: Anatomy of the Seal in Literati Aesthetics

A Chinese landscape may appear, at first glance, to be a work constructed from two elements: ink an…

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守株待兔 Shǒu zhū dài tú: Waiting by the tree stump for a hare to dash against it again

守株待兔 Shǒu zhū dài tú: Waiting by the tree stump for a hare to dash against it again

There are 成语 chéngyǔ that, with the passage of time, have been reduced to mere moral platitudes. 守…

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