Wind, Caught in a Net
notes from beijing
Friday, May 28, 2010
"Lugan's Folk"
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I had a funny exchange with one of my students a couple of days ago. We were working though an elementary dialogue in John Traupman's ex...
Friday, November 6, 2009
Another Year to Heaven
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Last Friday I visited a small museum dedicated to the life and work of Xu Beihong 徐悲鸿 (1895-1953) , the first president of the PRC's Ce...
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Thursday, June 4, 2009
"The Wit of Eternity"
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For twenty years, I have had nothing to say about Tiananmen Square. I still have nothing, really. Just a very short story and a translation....
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Parasol
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While I was out running errands this morning, I saw a mother leading a toddler by the hand. The two of them were headed in my direction. As ...
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Friday, April 17, 2009
Smile
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Last week we had a record heat wave. It was 80 degrees Farenheit and we were barely into the second week of April. The air managed to be bot...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Salad Seasons
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Spring is here. Forsythia spatters the parks and gardens with speckles of bright yellow. Cherries have begun to bloom, both the pale pink an...
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Sunday, March 1, 2009
Matins
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Early this morning, I woke up with a strange sensation. I felt hushed and expectant, almost as if I were in a church. The air outside my win...
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