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Ceaseless rain destroys crops, the desperate widow has to remarry

IN the middle of last century, the sad tale of a young widow and her little son was adapted into a half dozen local dramas staged around the Yangtze River Delta area of east China, including Shanghai. The ...

September 23, 2023, Saturday

As wheel of time turns, the future may mirror the past

THERE is nothing permanent except change,” said Heraclitus, an ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher. This insight is certainly true in affairs of state and in the daily lives of people, so it’s not ...

September 23, 2023, Saturday

MAP: new landmark on city’s art map

WITH a stunning view of the Huangpu River and the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, the Museum of Art Pudong (MAP) is destined to become one of Shanghai’s top art venues. Invested and managed by Lujiazui Group, ...

September 23, 2023, Saturday

The rhino’s horn: When hearts are linked, minds think alike

LI Shangyin (AD 813-858) was a renowned poet but only an undistinguished politician in the late Tang Dynasty. His career in politics suffered ups and downs, denying him high office, but his poems won ...

September 16, 2023, Saturday

For a grander vision of the world, stand on a higher mountain peak

ANCIENT Chinese poems about mountains have long been the source of numerous popular sayings and expressions, which are still widely quoted today in everyday conversation and writing. Here are two examples, ...

September 16, 2023, Saturday

The rhino’s horn: When hearts are linked, minds think alike

LI Shangyin (AD 813-858) was a renowned poet but only an undistinguished politician in the late Tang Dynasty. His career in politics suffered ups and downs, denying him high office, but his poems won ...

September 16, 2023, Saturday

For a grander vision of the world, stand on a higher mountain peak

ANCIENT Chinese poems about mountains have long been the source of numerous popular sayings and expressions, which are still widely quoted today in everyday conversation and writing. Here are two examples, ...

September 16, 2023, Saturday

If you want to feed a man, don’t give him a fish but rather teach him to fish

WE have been taught that one should help those in need, but we aren’t told how or when to dispense charity. Set your mind at ease! There are two common Chinese idioms to guide your benevolence. As to ...

September 9, 2023, Saturday

A sage’s wisdom eclipses knowledge learnt in books

FOR more than 1,300 years in feudal China, a system of imperial examinations was used to select government officials. Students and scholars studied for years, or sometimes decades, to pass examinations ...

September 9, 2023, Saturday

A small step can lead to a long journey, a small hole can collapse a dam

A thousand miles can be used to describe something very long or very distant, be it a dam or a journey. There are more than a dozen Chinese idioms using the phrase “a thousand miles” in a figurative ...

September 2, 2023, Saturday



 

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