花崗齋雜記

Jottings from the Granite Studio provides commentary, analysis, and opinion on China and Chinese history. It is written by Jeremiah Jenne, a PhD Candidate at a large public research university in Northern California. Currently, Jeremiah is in Beijing teaching history, doing archival research, and working on his dissertation.

“To Tear out the Heart and Rip out their Eyes”: A story of kidnapping, sorcery, and mass violence

A 'souvenir fan' in circulation after the Tianjin riots, depicting the burning of the cathedral

You can build concessions, sell opium, and burn a few palaces and people might be pissed off about it, but there are few quicker ways to get a man to take action and do battle than to mess with his kids.

In case you missed it…Yajun writing in The Guardian about the Foshan Hit-and-run Case

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Yajun writing in The Guardian last week: “As many Chinese web users have written, it’s possible that there is a kind of sickness in Chinese society that has infected us to our core, and which has been growing for a long time.”

Old Wine, New Bottles Department: Rush Limbaugh, the Lord’s Resistance Army, and the Taiping Rebellion

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Rush Limbaugh’s moronic comments about the LRA are hardly the first time somebody has been blinded by a lunatic leader’s professed “Christianity.”

Sinica podcast on the 1911 Revolution…

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For those who have not yet reached their saturation point for 1911 centennial pontificating, be sure to check out this week’s Sinica podcast.

The Wire Guide to the 1911 Revolution, Part II

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Part II of The Wire guide to the 1911 Revolution and some closing thoughts on the significance of 1911 in today’s political climate.