Category Archives: Scholarship and education

Controversy over Chinese textbook revisions

Translation of a forum rant against a new Chinese history textbook. some responses to that rant, and a Phoenix Weekly article on China’s new historicism in the form of a new Shanghai history textbook.

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Educational gravediggers

A teacher gets fired for defending students who complained about having to sit for hours in the hot sun waiting for a ceremony to start, while the leadership sat in air-conditioned cars.

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In Defense of Philip Cunningham

Joseph Bosco writes in defense of Philip J. Cunningham, who was kicked out of the Chinapol listserv.

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The Chinapol vs Philip Cunningham debate: a clarification

Philip Cunningham clarifies the Chinapol issue.

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Great Wall and China’s Muslims

Quran with Chinese translation – image from China Heritage Quarterly

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New classical education fills a void

Why the sudden interest in guoxue (国学)?

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Test Questions

Test questions from the 2005 gaokao.

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His Highness, the Dean

Zhang Tielin, an actor most well-known for his portrayal of Emperor Qianlong in TV dramas, was appointed dean of the college of arts at Jinan University. Controversy ensued.

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