Head of Chinese Section under Research Collections Directorate at Cambridge University Library. Senior Member of Robinson College, U of Cambridge. Views my own.
Cambridge, UK
Joined July 2016
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Today I discovered a 1903 brochure promoting @theUL’s Chinese collection. It bears the names Professor Wade and Giles, the first two Chinese professors and honorary curators, whose selfless efforts built and preserved our collection, reminding me why safeguarding books matters.
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在著名学者高斌自杀六十年后，一位年轻作者从跳蚤市场上偶然发现了高的一些文稿，并由此开启了对高斌生平的探寻——这段历程让作者在今昔之间看到了某种呼应。
@MinjianArchives 独家报道. 中/英。免费阅读:
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Join us at IHP on October 13 and 14 for guest lectures by Dr. Johannes L. Kurz. He will be discussing the Northern Song Imperial Library and Chinese textual materials in researching premodern Southeast Asia. All are welcome to attend!
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Back in Cambridge and will speak at the Faculty of Classics today. Hope to see you there!
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30th September 2023
When only the dog notices you #2. Picture from my book 'Cambridge - Light & Shade'. Available at cambridgebooks.co.uk/cambrid… and all bookshops.
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Did you know @StJohnsCam's current chapel isn't the first the College has had? 🤔
The first chapel, a Tudor building dating back to 1511, was eventually deemed too small for the growing College.
In 1862, renowned architect George Gilbert Scott was commissioned to design a new chapel, inspired by chapels in Oxford and Paris.
The tower was added later, funded initially by alumnus Henry Hoare and completed by the College after his death.
Today, the tower plays a special role on Ascension Day, when the choir climbs it to sing the Ascension Day Carol 🎶
Have you visited St John’s College Chapel? 👀
ALT A large, ornate Gothic-style church exterior with pointed arches and detailed stonework, featuring a tall, prominent tower. The sky above is partially cloudy.
ALT Interior of a grand cathedral with high, vaulted ceilings and intricate stained glass windows. The long aisle is lined with dark wooden pews, leading to an ornate altar. The floor features a black and white checkered pattern.
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From 2022 to 2026, what a journey. I feel incredibly lucky that Anke and Julia introduced me to this exciting field.
There is still so much to discuss and update, but for now, I hope this chapter has done its job.
Very happy to see the book finally published (and reached me)!
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The Archives of the Grand Secretariat preserves a 1630 Ming edict reminding the Chosŏn of lessons learned from warand warning against communication with Japan. For its geopolitical context, including the rise of the Jurchens, see Kung Ling-wei’s article: reurl.cc/beEQyX
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Visit our online exhibition, “Selections of Buddhist Stone Rubbings from the Northern Dynasties,” a digitized version of Chuan-ying Yen’s monograph on the FSN Library rubbings collection, offering a unique glimpse into ancient religious practices. Link: openmuseum.tw/muse/exhibitio…
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interesting feature of this dictionary is a pronounciation guide for hard characters that occur in Zhu Xi's _Minor learning 小學_ and the 4 books in the top margin
evidently those books were so commonly used, there was a need to make glossaries for these texts *in particular*
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8月15日，抗戰勝利81週年。 港科大團隊數字人文專題——「廣州受降 1945 ｜ 重光」時空歷史資料庫正式上線！ 利用舊地圖、HGIS、多國解密檔案、罕見影像與報刊，全景重現白雲機場營救 📍 孫立人新一軍入城 📍 中山堂受降 📍 日俘修築新一軍公墓與審判處決戰犯田中久一 🔗 storymaps.arcgis.com/stories…
My son received his A-Level results, exactly what he expected. I’d like to thank my employer again for granting me two weeks of parental leave to accompany him during his exams, and @theUL and the Faculty of Education Library for providing free study spaces for sixth-formers.
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12th August 2026
King's College Chapel during the eclipse. I'm particularly pleased that I caught an aircraft between turrets 2 and 3
Today’s partial solar eclipse in Cambridge. Thanks to my creative neighbors, I took many interesting photos:) The last one was filtered naturally by the leaves. Isn’t it amazing?!
“Slow Food, Slow Travel” is a group of essays in Chinese on food, travel, and culture by my friend @FanfanYang. The first essay begins in Bra, Italy, the birthplace of the Slow Food movement, and recounts an unexpected encounter and farewell. mp.weixin.qq.com/s/BqcC9jJ-T…
