Duratchok

Observing #China from inside: from ancient times to present, from cultural to military, from wisdom to madness. Also focus on China-Japan relations.

[U of Hawai‘i Press @UHPRESSNEWS]

NEW RELEASE 📚

The Arts of Governance by Hilde De Weerdt traces the global influence of Sinitic political advice literature from medieval China to today.

Save 30% with code Newreads30 through July 31, 2026.

Purchase today: https://t.co/wl4jaMrUkx

#NewBook #ChineseStudies

[Tristan Brown @TristanGBrown]

China's Environmental History: A Reader, coming soon. It’s been a pleasure to contribute to this source collection, which will be useful for teachers and students alike. Many congrats to Brian and Peter, who pulled off a major contribution to Chinese and environmental history.

[Yale University Press @yalepress]

In this new translation of the TAO TE CHING, David Bentley Hart reveals the metaphysical, moral, and poetic depth of Laozi’s classic. Born of the Axial Age, it explores the tension between flesh and spirit, renewed here with striking clarity and relevance.

[Laurence Westwood @LWestwoodAuthor]

Exciting new arrival!! To Rule All Under Heaven (2025) by @AndrewSethMeyer from @OxUniPress as supplied by Aunty Lesley of @BridgeBooksDro1 who really believes that she rules all under Heaven! 😮 #China #History

[Cambria Press @CambriaPress]

“In carrying out his close analysis of these ‘key works’ that include different genres and span over millennia, Williams adopts a strategy that ‘aims to excavate the layers of meaning embedded in key literary works rather than survey entire collections or periods’ (p. 17). This is similar to the philological methodology that Erich Auerbach (1892–1957) recommended and demonstrated in his seminal writings such as ‘Philology and Weltliteratur’ and Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature. It proves equally effective in Williams’s study. His sensitive analyses of and comments on these carefully chosen texts convincingly demonstrate both the relevance and vitality of the soul-summoning motif throughout the long history of Chinese literature.” —Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies https://t.co/otjHxkwcO3 #NationalPoetryMonth

[Asian Review of Books @BookReviewsAsia]

New Book Announcement: “Observing the Unseen: Curiosity and Common Knowledge in Early Modern China” by Andrew Schonebaum @UWAPress https://t.co/ohXlIUj2c0

[HerodotusWave @HerodotusWave]

These are Twelve Ceramic Zodiac Figures from the Tang Dynasty of China (618–907 AD).

[Jaycel Adkins 鍾書 @JaycelAdkins]

Well…my goodness.

Pub date: July 6, 2026

[John F Sullivan @JohnF_Sullivan]

“If one enters almost any bookstore in the English speaking world in search of a book about classical Athens or the early Roman Republic written for a general reader, one will have many options. But if one looks for such a book about early Chinese history, there are none.”

[朋友書店 @hoyushoten]

【新入荷】
・王昭君研究会編「王昭君文化の展開」(税込価格8250円)(和泉書院)
「匈奴に嫁した王昭君は様々な文学・芸術作品に描かれてきた。その表象を遊牧民族と漢民族の交易史・文学・演劇・美術の分野から論述。」

[Cambria Press @CambriaPress]

"This study not only proves the importance of souls’ wanderings, resurrections, & transcendence in Chinese literature but also makes significant contributions to the understudied intersections of poetry, performing arts, & religion." —Asian Studies Review https://t.co/fkQFtrI2Xx

[角川ソフィア文庫と学芸図書 @kadokawagakugei]

『山海経の妖怪たち』の見本が出来上がりました！

本文と図版の見開き構成を見ていただきたく、発売に先駆けて中身を大公開！！
巻末には索引も収録しています。

2月25日頃の発売です。

[Jaycel Adkins 鍾書 @JaycelAdkins]

Publish Date: March 10, 2026

Very interested to read this.

[Catholicism in East Asia @TheChurchInAsia]

In 2026 I plan on putting the English translation of the the Chinese Jesuit mission journals back in print. The PDF version will be free.

[The Silk Road @thesilkroad]

Yongtai Ancient Town in Yongtai County, Gansu Province. It was built in 1602 of Ming Dynasty (1368 -1644), in order to protect against invasions & attacks from nomadic groups in the northern China. During its heyday, it was home to around 2,000 infantrymen and 500 cavalry units.

[Jonathon P Sine @JonathonPSine]

1587 is absolutely one of the great books on Chinese history.

It is a series of vignettes, each a chapter centered on the life of a single notable individual in a single year during the Ming dynasty’s decline.

Actually kind of gives ATLA's "Tales of Ba Sing Se" vibe

[Sixth Tone @SixthTone]

China’s movie industry began 120 years ago with a recording of a Peking opera performance. Opera’s influence never left.

https://t.co/4o5KZaOqZB

[Paul Bevan @Sinobevan]

Shocked😧to see that according to WorldCat our book One Man Talking is only available in 15 libraries worldwide! And no reviews. Surely there must be people interested in Chinese Republican literature & art & 邵洵美 out there! Please consider asking your library to order it.🙂

[Duratchok @Duratchok]

But what is true: from 2025, China waives tuition for *only* the final year of public kindergarten. Approved private kindergartens get reduced fees, but costs stay high.

[Duratchok @Duratchok]

China's "free" kindergarten claim is misleading: public ones cost $140–$420/mo. Private: ~$238–$357/mo (mid-tier) to $700–$3,000/mo (elite). 85% of 3–6-yr-olds (48M) enrolled by 2020. Fees vary by region, wealthy pick private for quality. #ChinaEducation

[S.L. Kanthan @Kanthan2030]

China now has free kindergarten education and care.

That’s 12 million kids and their families enjoying the benefits of socialism.

How’s life in capitalist America?