By Paul French “I am disgusted! I’ll never go to a war between Orientals again. The vexations and delay are …
Remembering Jack London’s Oriental War
The China Blog
LARB’s China Blog covers the life, culture, politics and literature of China. It is edited by Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Maura Elizabeth Cunningham. If you’re looking for blog posts prior to September 2013, please visit our China Blog tumblr page.
Funny Bones: A Q&A with Jesse Appell About Comedy in China
Photo by Fernanda Fraiz By Alec Ash Jesse Appell is a young American in Beijing who performs comedy in Chinese – …
What Foreigners Do in China
By Xujun Eberlein In the remote mountains of Yunnan Province, China, a middle-aged European ecologist gave up his high-level international …
Marking Time in China and the West — A New Year’s Post
“A spectre is haunting the world: 1914.” So writes Harold James, a professor of history [who is] certainly right that …
India in China
By Tong Lam The relative absence of India in Chinese public discourse is an interesting curiosity. Indeed, while there has …
Missing the Harmony Express
By Maura Elizabeth Cunningham “There is NOTHING,” I typed, “that makes me miss China more than dealing with @Amtrak. Our …
Sherlock Holmes and the Curious Case of Several Million Chinese Fans
Image from ChinaSmack. By Paul French After a hiatus of a couple of decades China’s love affair with England’s greatest …
Foreign Elements: A Q & A with Photographer, Author and Editor Tom Carter
By Alec Ash [This interview was originally published on the China Blog tumblr on September 25, 2013.] There have been …
Another Dozen China Gift Book Ideas (This Time to Buy for Yourself)
I recently joined with three other “China Blog” contributors to compile a list of 12 gift suggestions for readers seeking …
Casino Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics
By Tong Lam Macao has long been known as the “Las Vegas of the East” and the “Monte Carlo of …
