A Study of the Xuhui Jiaotong Academy — With a Discussion of Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Historical Origins
By Sima Xiaoqian (This work was funded by DreamBubble, Co. and the Parallel World Press Agency)
Tag: #history
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The Rise and Fall of the European Republic (2025–2035): Author's Preface
Author's Preface
A Fiction About Lu Yao (II): "The First Choice" and "Damn It All to Hell, Literature"
This is the second installment of the series A Fiction About Lu Yao. This series is fictional writing; any resemblance to real events is purely coincidental. Recap of the first installment: A Fiction …
A Fiction About Lu Yao: The Man Who Talked Through the Night with 'Him' in a Cave Dwelling
All of this is what I've heard. It is said that he—the one you all know—during his years as a sent-down youth in northern Shaanxi, once knew Wang Weiguo. They shared the same ambition, the same love o…
On Su Shi's Criticism of the New Policies
On Su Shi's Criticism of the New Policies. Su Shi's criticisms of the New Policies were, on a micro level, often correct — but they make little sense. Governing a great nation is like kneading dough: …
Reflections on the Xuanwu Gate Incident
Possibly even more handsome than Li Shimin himself. Before the Xuanwu Gate Incident, while the three brothers were locked in fierce struggle, Li Yuan came up with a harebrained scheme to sacrifice the…
Starting from 'Lord of the West'
Every version of The Investiture of the Gods features a character called Xibo Hou — Lord of the West — who is none other than King Wen of Zhou, Ji Chang. But what does "Xibo Hou" actually mean? Some b…
He Turned to Dust in China
I saw this poem on the Shuimu BBS forum, and I must credit the poster by name: topboy. It is a poem by the English-American writer W. H. Auden, translated by Cha Liangyong (Mu Dan):
On the Battle with One's Back to the River
Among ancient Chinese military strategists, Han Xin was a master of idioms—one man who contributed a remarkable number of them to the language. "Fighting with one's back to the river" (背水一战, bèishuǐ y…
On Five Thousand Years of Chinese Civilization
Two days ago, the Liangzhu Archaeological Site was inscribed on the World Cultural Heritage List, and China's archaeological achievements in recent years are finally gaining public attention. Some may…
Kang Youwei and the Daughters of Socialism
During the Hundred Days' Reform, Kang Youwei submitted the "Memorial Requesting the Prohibition of Women's Foot-Binding," petitioning Emperor Guangxu to issue an edict banning foot-binding and transfo…
Li Ao: No Need to See Me Off
Li Ao is dead. The news was truly shocking — one always assumed a fighter like him would never die. How could such a fighter, brimming with energy, joy, and darkness, possibly die?
I Want to Write a Time-Travel Novel
The protagonist of this novel would be me. Before the time-travel, I was terrible at history — I understood neither the grand currents nor the succession of dynasties. After traveling back, I'd find m…