Zhiyi Yang 楊治宜
@zhiyiyang.bsky.social
A Chinese literature scholar who loves yoga, dancing, and hiking
The Economist has published a fascinating article about calligraphy, citing, however, what is purported to be Confucius’ opinion on calligraphy reflecting the character. Source? Paper and paper-based calligraphy were invented many centuries after Confucius…
www.economist.com/christmas-sp...
www.economist.com/christmas-sp...
What a fourth-century drinking game tells you about contemporary China
China’s obsession with calligraphy colours its view of itself
www.economist.com
January 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The Economist has published a fascinating article about calligraphy, citing, however, what is purported to be Confucius’ opinion on calligraphy reflecting the character. Source? Paper and paper-based calligraphy were invented many centuries after Confucius…
www.economist.com/christmas-sp...
www.economist.com/christmas-sp...
The Economist Drum Tower, my favorite podcast, just published an episode on my hometown Yichun, as “the most representative Chinese city”!
podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/d...
podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/d...
Everytown, China (part one): the older generation
Podcast-Folge · Drum Tower · 17.12.2024 · Nur Abonnent:innen · 39 Min.
podcasts.apple.com
December 17, 2024 at 5:29 PM
The Economist Drum Tower, my favorite podcast, just published an episode on my hometown Yichun, as “the most representative Chinese city”!
podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/d...
podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/d...
What resonates in "unexpected and profound ways" is clearly not art, but the obscenity of the art market. Even Du Fu, the Tang poet who lamented the unfortunately dying outside of mansions reeking of wine and meat, never imagined this absurdist world of ours. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/n...
The Sidewalk Fruit Vendor Who Sold a $6.2 Million Banana for 25 Cents
A 74-year-old immigrant who works outside Sotheby’s shares a basement in the Bronx and works 12-hour shifts. He was stunned to hear what his banana went for at auction.
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2024 at 3:39 PM
What resonates in "unexpected and profound ways" is clearly not art, but the obscenity of the art market. Even Du Fu, the Tang poet who lamented the unfortunately dying outside of mansions reeking of wine and meat, never imagined this absurdist world of ours. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/n...
How I would love to see this exhibition, which features a less visible side of my favorite artist Egon Schiele!
www.neuegalerie.org/exhibitions/...
www.neuegalerie.org/exhibitions/...
Egon Schiele: Living Landscapes
Schiele’s landscapes are imbued with an existential message about the human condition.
www.neuegalerie.org
November 27, 2024 at 9:43 AM
How I would love to see this exhibition, which features a less visible side of my favorite artist Egon Schiele!
www.neuegalerie.org/exhibitions/...
www.neuegalerie.org/exhibitions/...
Prof. Chia-ying Yeh (1924-2024) passed away in her home in Tianjin today. I devoured all her works in college, and her research on Wang Jingwei was an important inspiration for my last book. She will be dearly missed by the Chinese reading public. 🕯️🕯️🕯️
November 24, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Prof. Chia-ying Yeh (1924-2024) passed away in her home in Tianjin today. I devoured all her works in college, and her research on Wang Jingwei was an important inspiration for my last book. She will be dearly missed by the Chinese reading public. 🕯️🕯️🕯️
Thank you, Lap Lam, Xu Lanjun, Tu Hang, and Liu Chen, for hosting me at NUS to give a lecture on my newest book project. And Hallo, Bluesky!
November 18, 2024 at 11:42 AM
Thank you, Lap Lam, Xu Lanjun, Tu Hang, and Liu Chen, for hosting me at NUS to give a lecture on my newest book project. And Hallo, Bluesky!