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Chinese books, collections and libraries

Highlights from the latest issue of China Heritage Quarterly, now online.

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Interview with Zhou Lingfei, whose father’s father is Lu Xun

Jeremy of Danwei.org had a chat with famous Chinese writer Lu Xun’s grandson Zhou Lingfei.

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T’ien Hsia Monthly and past anniversary parades

A new issue of China Heritage Quarterly, and it’s a feast.

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A call for Chinese to take up arms in Burma

A mass letter, signed by an organization called the Global Chinese-Kokang United Alliance, calls for the Chinese volunteers to follow earlier generations in taking up arms to save Kokang from the brutal rule of Burmese government.

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Eunuchs at an elementary school: dustup over Qing costumes

Morning Express: To celebrate the September 1 the national back-to- school day, the Hangzhou’s Ziyang Elementary School had a special ceremony, in which teachers and students wore Qing costumes.

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Muckracking author Shi Dongbing accused of fabricating his “inside information”

Shi Dongbing says he helped bust Shenzhen mayor Xu Zongheng. But now questions are being raised about the truthfulness of the information in his many history books.

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WWII veterans return from Burma after 67 years

Nine former soldiers of the Chinese Expeditionary Force who have chose to stay in Burma after the Second World War start their home visit yesterday.

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Erotic comic thriller, featuring Lu Xun

An 10-page comic reimagines the history of the March 18 massacre.

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Exploiting Confucius for fun and profit

An op-ed in the Beijing Daily argues for a detached treatment of Confucius rather than the deification or exploitation that will likely be used.

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The Daily Telegraph‘s Richard Spencer on history and relocation

Leaving Beijing for Dubai, The Daily Telegraph‘s Richard Spencer talks about all the major issues that he reported on in the last year or more, including his feelings about being the first Western journalist to reach Yingxiu and historical and cultural understanding between China and the West.

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