Posts made in 2004

Zhuang Zi (ref.)

Posted by Éric on Dec 14, 2004 in Sinology | 0 comments

These pages about the Zhuang Zi were made by me circa 2003 when I started learning Chinese. At the time, there weren’t many comprehensive sources available online (which is now not the case, see references) and it was for me an occasion to learn more characters, even if most of them are not of a current use. These are thus a selection of some of my favourite passages, with personal notes, and don’t intend to be complete (yet). References Chinese Taoist Texts with English translations...

2004/07/04 HuangShan

Posted by Éric on Jul 4, 2004 in Blog | 1 comment

Week-end in Huang Shan (黄山) Contents 1 Week-end in Huang Shan (黄山) 1.1 Friday July 2, 2004 — 7 PM 1.2 Saturday July 3, 2004 — 4:30 AM 1.3 Saturday July 3, 2004 — 10 AM 1.4 Saturday July 3, 2004 — 12:15 AM 1.5 Saturday July 3, 2004 — 3 PM 1.6 Saturday July 3, 2004 — 6 PM 1.7 Sunday July 4, 2004 — 4:30 AM 1.8 Sunday July 4, 2004 — 2:30 PM 1.9 Sunday July 4, 2004 — 6 PM Chinese paintings are full of these mountainous etheric landscapes so...

Creations (2004)

Posted by Éric on Jul 4, 2004 in Creations | 0 comments

Wishing We Last Forever (但愿人长久)

Posted by Éric on Jun 14, 2004 in Blog | 1 comment

苏轼 Su Shi is a Chinese poet, calligrapher and writer of the Song dynasty. One of his poems 水调歌头 [shuǐ diào gē tóu] is well-known in China, linked to the Mid-Autumn festival 中秋节 (or Moon Festival). Sung amongst others by 邓丽君 Teresa Teng and 王菲 Wang Fei (Faye Wong) with the title 但愿人长久 (Dan yuan ren chang jiu) these verses are symbolic of familial gathering, people coming together to gaze at –what is said to be– the fullest and most beautiful moon...