China

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Dragon-carving for Writers

Dragon-carving for Writers

Literature and creativity in translation, funded by British Council Connections Through Culture

First Prize for Yijing Essay

First Prize for Yijing Essay

I've won a prize for my essay on the Yijing and Play

The Zhouyi – a Tool for Invention

The Zhouyi – a Tool for Invention

A copy of my talk from the third Zhouyi summit forum in Wuxi, China (with Chinese translation).

Spring, Like Us, Grows Old

Spring, Like Us, Grows Old

A Poem about ageing and loss, written by one of China’s greatest women poets, Li Qingzhao

On Laziness and Creativity

On Laziness and Creativity

Writing and the virtues of slacking off

The Duracell Bunny and the Deputy Political Commissar

The Duracell Bunny and the Deputy Political Commissar

In which I give a speech about Viagra and the Duracell Bunny for the benefit of the Deputy Political Commissar of the Armed Police General Armament Department.

A. C. Graham on the Uses of Divination

A. C. Graham on the Uses of Divination

A note on divination from the scholar of Chinese philosophy, A. C. Graham

A Poem for Elee

A Poem for Elee

A translation of a poem by Zhang Rong, in memory of Elee Kirk.

The Flaws of Writers

The Flaws of Writers

The medieval Chinese writer on the flaws of writers.

Giving Thanks at Thirty Thousand Feet

Giving Thanks at Thirty Thousand Feet

A thanksgiving gift, from Chengdu Airlines.

The Hard Cross-Cultural Problem in Philosophy

The Hard Cross-Cultural Problem in Philosophy

The monoculture of the global academy, and the challenge of doing philosophy cross-culturally.

Writing, Work and Ease: Liu Xie

Writing, Work and Ease: Liu Xie

The Chinese writer Liu Xie on writing without the struggle.

Two Tales of Horse-Training

Two Tales of Horse-Training

Contrasting thoughts on the metaphor of horse-training, from Buddhism and Daoism.

A Centre for Laziness - A Proposal

A Centre for Laziness - A Proposal

Unless we are accustomed to moving across the borderlands between hard work and laziness, then we are not going to live optimally

Strange Happenings in Yangzhou

Strange Happenings in Yangzhou

A tale of the unexpected from 11th century China.

On Drinking Tea

On Drinking Tea

A Chinese text on the twenty-four occasions on which to drink tea.