por pedroceinos | Mar 3, 2022 | books, folklore
The Adventures of the Mad Monk Ji Gong The Adventures of the Mad Monk Ji Gong The past few days I have been reading a novel about China’s most famous rogue monk. About the Monk Ji Gong, better known for his fondness for wine and meat than for his religious...
por pedroceinos | Dic 20, 2021 | books
The Stories of Beijing of David Kidd The Stories of Beijing of David Kidd This book narrates some events in the life of an aristocratic family during the years in which China ended its traditional history and became a communist country. The author arrived in Beijing...
por pedroceinos | Jul 17, 2021 | books
The Spirits are drunk. Comparative approaches to Chinese religion Paper, Jordan. The Spirits are drunk. Comparative approaches to Chinese religion. SUNY Press. 1995 This is a completely original book on the religions of China. Instead of following the repetitive...
por pedroceinos | Jul 12, 2021 | books
Cheng Naishan and the Shanghai aristocratic families Cheng Naishan. The Blue House. Panda Books. 1989. «Cheng Naishan captivates readers with stories about the present lives of Shanghai capitalists, who have overcome 30 years of political vicissitudes, as well as the...
por pedroceinos | Jul 8, 2021 | books
The metamorphosis of communism in China The metamorphosis of communism in China The Communist Party of China (CPC) will be 100 years old in 2021. Of these, more than two thirds have been in power since the proclamation of the People’s Republic of China in 1949....
por pedroceinos | Jun 28, 2021 | books, culture
Yan Lianke. The Four Books Yan Lianke. The Four Books The Four Books refers to the famous Four Books of Confucius, the basis of Chinese thought for two millennia. And like those of Confucius, these by Yan Lianke could become a new model for understanding the glories...
