Prof. Dr. Michael Hö (Sinologist) 何彌夏 🇹🇼🇪🇺🇭🇰
@medievalchina.bsky.social
Sinologist going medieval on State & Society of China・The China that interests me perished in 1911・Orientaliste en chambre・反革命分子・Kampfradler・中古史・pronouns: 某/臣/佢
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《#唐語林》【1】文中子，隋末隱於白牛谿，著王氏六經。北面受學者皆時偉人，國初多居佐命之列。自貞觀後，三百年問號至治，而王氏六經卒不傳。至元和初，劉禹錫撰宣州觀察使王贇碑，盛稱文中子能昭明王道，以大中立言，游其門者皆天下俊傑；自餘士大夫擬議及史册，未有言文中子者。
Lucie Varga (1904–41), historian of the #Annales school, who wrote a conceptual history of the Dark Ages (Das Schlagwort vom "finsteren Mittelalter") in 1932. Came across in an article by Theodor Mommsen (the other one) on 'Petrarch's Conception of the 'Dark Ages'.
#medievalisms
#medievalisms
February 16, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Lucie Varga (1904–41), historian of the #Annales school, who wrote a conceptual history of the Dark Ages (Das Schlagwort vom "finsteren Mittelalter") in 1932. Came across in an article by Theodor Mommsen (the other one) on 'Petrarch's Conception of the 'Dark Ages'.
#medievalisms
#medievalisms
今若以春酒為夀，則未聞髙陽有黃髪之叟也；若以充性為賢，則未聞鼎食有百年之賓也。且冉生嬰疾，顔子短折。穰歲多病，飢年少疾。故狄食米而生癩，瘡得榖而血浮，馬秣粟而足重，雁食粒而身留。從此言之，鳥獸不足報功于五榖，生民不足受徳于田疇也。而人竭力以營之，殺身以爭之；
#嵇康 《答難養生論》
#嵇康 《答難養生論》
February 16, 2026 at 6:02 AM
今若以春酒為夀，則未聞髙陽有黃髪之叟也；若以充性為賢，則未聞鼎食有百年之賓也。且冉生嬰疾，顔子短折。穰歲多病，飢年少疾。故狄食米而生癩，瘡得榖而血浮，馬秣粟而足重，雁食粒而身留。從此言之，鳥獸不足報功于五榖，生民不足受徳于田疇也。而人竭力以營之，殺身以爭之；
#嵇康 《答難養生論》
#嵇康 《答難養生論》
#OTD in #ChineseHistory: Yuwen Jue 宇文覺 (542–57), son of the military overlord Yuwen Tai 宇文泰 (507–56), ascends the throne as 1st emperor of the Northern Zhou 北周 (557–81). He is deposed and killed in the same year. N Zhou was succeeded by Sui 隋, which unified China in 589.
February 16, 2026 at 6:00 AM
#OTD in #ChineseHistory: Yuwen Jue 宇文覺 (542–57), son of the military overlord Yuwen Tai 宇文泰 (507–56), ascends the throne as 1st emperor of the Northern Zhou 北周 (557–81). He is deposed and killed in the same year. N Zhou was succeeded by Sui 隋, which unified China in 589.
《#古文觀止 蘇秦以連橫說秦》蓋可忽乎哉？」
February 16, 2026 at 5:59 AM
《#古文觀止 蘇秦以連橫說秦》蓋可忽乎哉？」
《#古文觀止 蘇秦以連橫說秦》天下莫之能伉。將說楚王，路過洛陽，父母聞之，清宮除道，張樂設飲，郊迎三十里。妻側目而視，傾耳而聽；嫂蛇行匍伏，四拜自跪而謝。蘇秦曰：「嫂何前倨而後卑也？」嫂曰：「以季子之位尊而多金。」蘇秦曰：「嗟乎！貧窮則父母不子，富貴則親戚畏懼。人生世上，勢位富厚，
February 16, 2026 at 5:59 AM
《#古文觀止 蘇秦以連橫說秦》天下莫之能伉。將說楚王，路過洛陽，父母聞之，清宮除道，張樂設飲，郊迎三十里。妻側目而視，傾耳而聽；嫂蛇行匍伏，四拜自跪而謝。蘇秦曰：「嫂何前倨而後卑也？」嫂曰：「以季子之位尊而多金。」蘇秦曰：「嗟乎！貧窮則父母不子，富貴則親戚畏懼。人生世上，勢位富厚，
《#古文觀止 為徐敬業對武曌檄》偽臨朝武氏者，性非和順，地實寒微。昔充太宗下陳，曾以更衣入侍。洎乎晚節，穢亂春宮。潛隱先帝之私，陰圖後房之嬖。入門見嫉，蛾眉不肯讓人；掩袖工讒，狐媚偏能惑主。踐元后於翬翟，陷吾君於聚麀。加以虺蜴為心，豺狼成性。近狎邪僻，殘害忠良；殺姊屠兄，弒君鴆母。
February 16, 2026 at 5:58 AM
《#古文觀止 為徐敬業對武曌檄》偽臨朝武氏者，性非和順，地實寒微。昔充太宗下陳，曾以更衣入侍。洎乎晚節，穢亂春宮。潛隱先帝之私，陰圖後房之嬖。入門見嫉，蛾眉不肯讓人；掩袖工讒，狐媚偏能惑主。踐元后於翬翟，陷吾君於聚麀。加以虺蜴為心，豺狼成性。近狎邪僻，殘害忠良；殺姊屠兄，弒君鴆母。
《#古文觀止 超然臺記》臺高而安，深而明，夏涼而冬溫。雨雪之朝，風月之夕，余未嘗不在，客未嘗不從。擷園蔬，取池魚，釀秫酒，瀹脫粟而食之，曰：「樂哉遊乎！」方是時，余弟子由適在濟南，聞而賦之，且名其臺曰超然。以見余之無所往而不樂者，蓋遊於物之外也。
February 16, 2026 at 5:58 AM
《#古文觀止 超然臺記》臺高而安，深而明，夏涼而冬溫。雨雪之朝，風月之夕，余未嘗不在，客未嘗不從。擷園蔬，取池魚，釀秫酒，瀹脫粟而食之，曰：「樂哉遊乎！」方是時，余弟子由適在濟南，聞而賦之，且名其臺曰超然。以見余之無所往而不樂者，蓋遊於物之外也。
養親獻尊。則唯菊苽梁稻；聘享嘉會，則唯肴饌旨酒。而不知皆淖溺筋液，易糜速腐；初雖甘香，入身臭處；竭辱精神，染污六府；鬰穢氣蒸，自生災蠧；饕淫所階，百疾所附；味之者口爽，服之者短祚。豈若流泉甘醴，瓊蘃玉英，金丹石菌，紫芝黄精；皆眾靈含英，獨發奇生，貞香難歇⋯⋯
#嵇康 《答難養生論》
#嵇康 《答難養生論》
February 15, 2026 at 7:41 AM
養親獻尊。則唯菊苽梁稻；聘享嘉會，則唯肴饌旨酒。而不知皆淖溺筋液，易糜速腐；初雖甘香，入身臭處；竭辱精神，染污六府；鬰穢氣蒸，自生災蠧；饕淫所階，百疾所附；味之者口爽，服之者短祚。豈若流泉甘醴，瓊蘃玉英，金丹石菌，紫芝黄精；皆眾靈含英，獨發奇生，貞香難歇⋯⋯
#嵇康 《答難養生論》
#嵇康 《答難養生論》
#DOTD in #ChineseHistory: Yu Qian 于謙 (1398–1457), minister of the #Ming #明 who played a decisive role in the Defense of Beijing 京師保衛戰 of 1449, when Oirat Mongols under Esen 也先 besieged Beijing 北京 after capturing the Zhengtong 正統 Emperor at the Battle at Tumu 土木堡.
February 15, 2026 at 7:40 AM
#DOTD in #ChineseHistory: Yu Qian 于謙 (1398–1457), minister of the #Ming #明 who played a decisive role in the Defense of Beijing 京師保衛戰 of 1449, when Oirat Mongols under Esen 也先 besieged Beijing 北京 after capturing the Zhengtong 正統 Emperor at the Battle at Tumu 土木堡.
#BOTD in #ChineseHistory: Wu Zhao 武曌 (624–705), also known as Wu Zetian #武則天 or Empress Wu #武后, who established her own dynasty, the Zhou #周, in 690, becoming #China's only (recognised) #female Emperor, often reviled in #Confucian historiography. #femalemonarchs #Tang #唐
February 15, 2026 at 7:39 AM
#BOTD in #ChineseHistory: Wu Zhao 武曌 (624–705), also known as Wu Zetian #武則天 or Empress Wu #武后, who established her own dynasty, the Zhou #周, in 690, becoming #China's only (recognised) #female Emperor, often reviled in #Confucian historiography. #femalemonarchs #Tang #唐
《#古文觀止 為徐敬業對武曌檄》人神之所同嫉，天地之所不容。猶復包藏禍心，窺竊神器。君之愛子，幽之於別宮；賊之宗盟，委之以重任。鳴呼！霍子孟之不作，朱虛侯之已亡。燕啄皇孫，知漢祚之將盡；龍漦帝后，識夏庭之遽衰。敬業皇唐舊臣，公侯冢子。奉先君之成業，荷本朝之厚恩。宋微子之興悲，良有
February 15, 2026 at 7:39 AM
《#古文觀止 為徐敬業對武曌檄》人神之所同嫉，天地之所不容。猶復包藏禍心，窺竊神器。君之愛子，幽之於別宮；賊之宗盟，委之以重任。鳴呼！霍子孟之不作，朱虛侯之已亡。燕啄皇孫，知漢祚之將盡；龍漦帝后，識夏庭之遽衰。敬業皇唐舊臣，公侯冢子。奉先君之成業，荷本朝之厚恩。宋微子之興悲，良有
《#古文觀止 放鶴亭記》熙寧十年秋，彭城大水。雲龍山人張君之草堂，水及其半扉。明年春，水落，遷於故居之東，東山之麓。升高而望，得異境焉，作亭於其上。彭城之山，岡嶺四合，隱然如大環，獨缺其西十二，而山人之亭適當其缺。春夏之交，草木際天；秋冬雪月，千里一色。風雨晦明之閒，俯仰百變。山人
February 15, 2026 at 7:38 AM
《#古文觀止 放鶴亭記》熙寧十年秋，彭城大水。雲龍山人張君之草堂，水及其半扉。明年春，水落，遷於故居之東，東山之麓。升高而望，得異境焉，作亭於其上。彭城之山，岡嶺四合，隱然如大環，獨缺其西十二，而山人之亭適當其缺。春夏之交，草木際天；秋冬雪月，千里一色。風雨晦明之閒，俯仰百變。山人
5 years gao #OTD, I finished the second volume of Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason. I would, of course, never presume to have understood even half of it, but I was finally convinced that Kant did, indeed, believe in aliens😂
February 14, 2026 at 7:39 AM
5 years gao #OTD, I finished the second volume of Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason. I would, of course, never presume to have understood even half of it, but I was finally convinced that Kant did, indeed, believe in aliens😂
夫所知麥之善于菽，稻之勝于稷，由有効而識之。假無稻稷之域，必以菽麥為珍養，謂不可尚矣。然則世人不知上藥良于稻稷，猶守菽麥之賢于蓬蒿，而必天下之無稻稷也。若能杖藥以自掖。則稻稷之賤，居然可知。君子知其如此，故準性理之所宜，資妙物以養身。植玄根于初九，吸朝霞以濟神。
#嵇康 答難養生論
#嵇康 答難養生論
February 14, 2026 at 7:36 AM
夫所知麥之善于菽，稻之勝于稷，由有効而識之。假無稻稷之域，必以菽麥為珍養，謂不可尚矣。然則世人不知上藥良于稻稷，猶守菽麥之賢于蓬蒿，而必天下之無稻稷也。若能杖藥以自掖。則稻稷之賤，居然可知。君子知其如此，故準性理之所宜，資妙物以養身。植玄根于初九，吸朝霞以濟神。
#嵇康 答難養生論
#嵇康 答難養生論
#DOTD in #ChineseHistory: Kong Shangren #孔尚任 (1648–1718), #Qing #清 (1644–1911) playwright, author of The Peach Blossom Fan #桃花扇, which is set during the fall of the #Ming #明 (1368–1644) and has been called '#China's greatest #historicaldrama'. #LateImperialChina #theatre
February 14, 2026 at 7:35 AM
#DOTD in #ChineseHistory: Kong Shangren #孔尚任 (1648–1718), #Qing #清 (1644–1911) playwright, author of The Peach Blossom Fan #桃花扇, which is set during the fall of the #Ming #明 (1368–1644) and has been called '#China's greatest #historicaldrama'. #LateImperialChina #theatre
《#古文觀止 蘇秦以連橫說秦》夫賢人在而天下服，一人用而天下從。故曰：「式於政，不式於勇；式於廊廟之內，不式於四境之外。」當秦之隆，黃金萬鎰為用，轉轂連騎，炫熿於道。山東之國，從風而服，使趙大重。且夫蘇秦特窮巷、掘門、桑戶棬樞之士耳，伏軾撙銜，橫歷天下，廷說諸侯之王，杜左右之口，
February 14, 2026 at 7:31 AM
《#古文觀止 蘇秦以連橫說秦》夫賢人在而天下服，一人用而天下從。故曰：「式於政，不式於勇；式於廊廟之內，不式於四境之外。」當秦之隆，黃金萬鎰為用，轉轂連騎，炫熿於道。山東之國，從風而服，使趙大重。且夫蘇秦特窮巷、掘門、桑戶棬樞之士耳，伏軾撙銜，橫歷天下，廷說諸侯之王，杜左右之口，
《#古文觀止 諫太宗十思疏》可以養松喬之壽，鳴琴垂拱，不言而化。何必勞神苦思，代下司職，役聰明之耳目，虧無為之大道哉？
February 14, 2026 at 7:30 AM
《#古文觀止 諫太宗十思疏》可以養松喬之壽，鳴琴垂拱，不言而化。何必勞神苦思，代下司職，役聰明之耳目，虧無為之大道哉？
《#古文觀止 諫太宗十思疏》憂懈怠，則思慎始而敬終；慮壅蔽，則思虛心以納下；想讒邪，則思正身以黜惡；恩所加，則思無因喜以謬賞；罰所及，則思無因怒而濫刑。總此十思，弘茲九德，簡能而任之，擇善而從之，則智者盡其謀，勇者竭其力，仁者播其惠，信者效其忠。文武爭馳，君臣無事，可以盡豫遊之樂
February 14, 2026 at 7:30 AM
《#古文觀止 諫太宗十思疏》憂懈怠，則思慎始而敬終；慮壅蔽，則思虛心以納下；想讒邪，則思正身以黜惡；恩所加，則思無因喜以謬賞；罰所及，則思無因怒而濫刑。總此十思，弘茲九德，簡能而任之，擇善而從之，則智者盡其謀，勇者竭其力，仁者播其惠，信者效其忠。文武爭馳，君臣無事，可以盡豫遊之樂
《#古文觀止 超然臺記》修補破敗為苟完之計。而園之北因城以為臺者舊矣，稍葺而新之。時相與登覽，放意肆志焉。南望馬耳常山出沒隱見，若近若遠，庶幾有隱君子乎！而其東則盧山，秦人盧敖之所從遁也。西望穆陵，隱然如城郭，師尚父齊威公之遺烈，猶有存者。北俯濰水，慨然太息，思淮陰之功而弔其不終。
February 14, 2026 at 7:30 AM
《#古文觀止 超然臺記》修補破敗為苟完之計。而園之北因城以為臺者舊矣，稍葺而新之。時相與登覽，放意肆志焉。南望馬耳常山出沒隱見，若近若遠，庶幾有隱君子乎！而其東則盧山，秦人盧敖之所從遁也。西望穆陵，隱然如城郭，師尚父齊威公之遺烈，猶有存者。北俯濰水，慨然太息，思淮陰之功而弔其不終。
《#古文觀止 蘇秦以連橫說秦》封為武安君，受相印。革車百乘，錦繡千純，白璧百雙，黃金萬鎰，以隨其後，約從散橫，以抑強秦。故蘇秦相於趙，而關不通。當此之時，天下之大，萬民之眾，王侯之威，謀臣之權，皆欲決於蘇秦之策。不費斗糧，未煩一兵，未戰一士，未絕一弦，未折一矢，諸侯相親，賢於兄弟。
February 13, 2026 at 6:28 AM
《#古文觀止 蘇秦以連橫說秦》封為武安君，受相印。革車百乘，錦繡千純，白璧百雙，黃金萬鎰，以隨其後，約從散橫，以抑強秦。故蘇秦相於趙，而關不通。當此之時，天下之大，萬民之眾，王侯之威，謀臣之權，皆欲決於蘇秦之策。不費斗糧，未煩一兵，未戰一士，未絕一弦，未折一矢，諸侯相親，賢於兄弟。
《#古文觀止 諫太宗十思疏》為行路。雖董之以嚴刑，震之以威怒，終茍免而不懷仁，貌恭而不心服。怨不在大，可畏惟人。載舟覆舟，所宜深慎，奔車朽索，其可忽乎？君人者，誠能見可欲，則思知足以自戒；將有作，則思知止以安人；念高危，則思謙沖而自牧；懼滿溢，則思江海下百川；樂盤遊，則思三驅以為度
February 13, 2026 at 6:28 AM
《#古文觀止 諫太宗十思疏》為行路。雖董之以嚴刑，震之以威怒，終茍免而不懷仁，貌恭而不心服。怨不在大，可畏惟人。載舟覆舟，所宜深慎，奔車朽索，其可忽乎？君人者，誠能見可欲，則思知足以自戒；將有作，則思知止以安人；念高危，則思謙沖而自牧；懼滿溢，則思江海下百川；樂盤遊，則思三驅以為度
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