China

16 Posts
Dragon-carving for Writers
China Writing Wenxin Diaolong

Dragon-carving for Writers

Will Buckingham –

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

First Prize for Yijing Essay
China Conferences Yijing

First Prize for Yijing Essay

Will Buckingham –

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

The Zhouyi – a Tool for Invention
China Creativity Yijing

The Zhouyi – a Tool for Invention

Will Buckingham –

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

Spring, Like Us, Grows Old
China Philosophy Poetry

Spring, Like Us, Grows Old

Will Buckingham –

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

On Laziness and Creativity
Creativity China

On Laziness and Creativity

Will Buckingham –

Writing and the virtues of slacking off

The Duracell Bunny and the Deputy Political Commissar
China Travel Yijing Conferences

The Duracell Bunny and the Deputy Political Commissar

Will Buckingham –

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
China Yijing

A. C. Graham on the Uses of Divination

Will Buckingham –

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

A Poem for Elee
China Elee Poetry Translation

A Poem for Elee

Will Buckingham –

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

The Flaws of Writers
China Wenxin Diaolong Writing

The Flaws of Writers

Will Buckingham –

The medieval Chinese writer on the flaws of writers.

Giving Thanks at Thirty Thousand Feet
China Travel

Giving Thanks at Thirty Thousand Feet

Will Buckingham –

A thanksgiving gift, from Chengdu Airlines.

The Hard Cross-Cultural Problem in Philosophy
Philosophy China

The Hard Cross-Cultural Problem in Philosophy

Will Buckingham –

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

Writing, Work and Ease: Liu Xie
China Creativity Wenxin Diaolong

Writing, Work and Ease: Liu Xie

Will Buckingham –

The Chinese writer Liu Xie on writing without the struggle.

Two Tales of Horse-Training
Buddhism China Philosophy Zhuangzi

Two Tales of Horse-Training

Will Buckingham –

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

A Centre for Laziness - A Proposal
China Creativity

A Centre for Laziness - A Proposal

Will Buckingham –

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
China

Strange Happenings in Yangzhou

Will Buckingham –

A tale of the unexpected from 11th century China.

On Drinking Tea
Poetry China

On Drinking Tea

Will Buckingham –

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