Head of Chinese Section under Research Collections Directorate at Cambridge University Library. Senior Member of Robinson College, U of Cambridge. Views my own.
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Today I discovered a 1903 brochure promoting @theUL’s Chinese collection. It bears the names Professor Wade and Giles, the first two Chinese professors and honorary curators, whose selfless efforts built and preserved our collection, reminding me why safeguarding books matters.
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I came across books by 郭沫若 on bronze script, printed in 1930s Japan. Though I often see publishers’ seals on books’ imprint pages, I’ve not come across publishers’ postal stamps before! Do you know whether this is a common practice and how it came about? #ChinaBooks #Japan
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Endless Summer in Cambridge is a rare and beautiful essay by Yizhuo Li, our graduate. Blending the lyrical elegance of Kunqu opera with the visual sensibility of painting, Yizhuo captures Cambridge with romance, quiet melancholy, and a touch of rebellion. mp.weixin.qq.com/s/7wkKqIHdK…
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The FSN Library preserves a 1761 edition of “Liqi xuan wenji,” compiled by Ji Keyang. Though excluded from “Siku quanshu” for its focus on social engagements such as ceremonial letters, it reflects the Ji family’s local activities and social networks.
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Jun 5
Including top ranking for Asian and Middle Eastern Studies!
We're delighted to top the Complete University Guide @CompUniGuide rankings for the 4th year running and score highest in 28 subject areas 🎉
ALT A scenic view of people enjoying a sunny day by the River Cam in Cambridge. Some are seated on a stone wall, while others are punting on the river. In the background, the historic architecture of Cambridge University is visible. Text reads: "1st in the Complete University Guide rankings 2027".
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On my quest to decipher the seal stamps in the books I work with, I’ve started studying seal script by copying the 說文解字 and have returned to Oracle Bone Script 甲骨文. A few days ago, I came across 丁輔之’s 商卜文集聯, which made studying 甲骨文 really fun! (1/5) #ChinaBooks
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I arrived in the UK and in Cambridge four years ago today to begin a new chapter in my life. As I was preparing to move, my professor emailed me, “You’re arriving in the UK during our Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend! What an auspicious start!” It was indeed a memorable start.
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A Chronology of Charles Daniel Tenney 丁家立 (1857–1930), the American missionary, educator, diplomat, and Sinologist who devoted much of his life to China. Compiled by my colleague Julie Wang (Binghamton University Libraries, SUNY).
Drawing by Nianlin Xie
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Fr Matteo Ricci SJ returned to the city of Nanjing #OTD 1600, where he later opened a seminary.
📷 From the 1st English translation of du Halde's History of China, in our book collection
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Jun 2
W. A. P. Martin and some of his students
From "The lore of Cathay : or, The intellect of China" by Martin, W. A. P. (William Alexander Parsons), 1827-1916; published 1901, New York: Fleming H. Revell Company. p. 34
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Jun 2
京師大學堂 Imperial University of Peking, founded in 1898 during the Hundred Days' Reform by royal charter from Emperor Guangxu, with American missionary W.A.P. Martin (丁韙良) as the Head of Faculty
京師大學堂 was renamed 北京大學 Peking University in 1912
ALT W. A. P. Martin and faculty of the Imperial University of Peking. Image source: W. A. P. Martin (1901). The Lore of Cathay or the Intellect of China. New York: Fleming H. Revell Company. p. 18. https://archive.org/details/loreofcathayorin00martrich/page/18/mode/2up
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May 30
A visiting card from Hu Shih — leading figure of the New Culture Movement and professor at Peking University — to the last emperor Puyi.
On it, Hu Shih wrote: “Today I have a class, so I cannot enter the palace. Please forgive me.”
According to historical records, in 1922, Puyi invited Hu Shih to the Forbidden City, where the two talked for twenty minutes.
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The Archives, IHP, preserves of Academician Ping-ti Ho’s research notebooks on Huizhou salt merchants and related systems. These notebooks reveal the diverse materials he collected, statistical analyses of social mobility in Huizhou, and his efforts to verify these figures.
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This essay is Professor Pamela K. Crossley 柯娇燕’s preface to The Papers of Charles Daniel Tenney 丁家立档案 edited and translated by Nianlin Xie, Julie Wang, and Ding Ye. The preface was translated into Chinese by Ding Ye.
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May 18
侨批是一份 #世界记忆 。
它是书信与汇款合一的华侨家书，盛行于潮汕等地，在19和20世纪被大规模使用。它既是维系亲情的纽带，也是中国历史的见证者。
#世界记忆 项目是教科文组织专门负责 #文献遗产 保护与传播的旗舰项目。《侨批档案-海外华侨银信》已列入世界记忆名录➡️unesco.org/zh/memory-world
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Individuals named with numbers are a common phenomenon in Chinese history, but the underlying reasons and meanings remain subject of debate. We invite you to explore these numerical names via our “Database of Names and Biographies” to discover more. newarchive.ihp.sinica.edu.tw…
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循迹丁家立：《丁家立档案》 (The Papers of Charles Daniel Tenney at Dartmouth University Library) 背后的故事
by Julie Wang at SUNY Binghamton. not only illuminates the life and cross-cultural legacy of an influential educator in late Qing China….(1/2) mp.weixin.qq.com/s/yfgWky4Ff…
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but also demonstrates how librarians, through the recovery and interpretation of archival materials, bring forgotten histories back into scholarly and public consciousness. (2/2) Article link: mp.weixin.qq.com/s/yfgWky4Ff…
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mp.weixin.qq.com/s/HsCfR_el8… Dr @heatherinwood ‘s great piece 《我爷爷：75岁的叛逆者；我奶奶，75岁的女强人》 about her grandfather and grandmother, full of humor and joy, just published in my 公众号《康桥拾遗》. It was written 20 years ago but not outdated at all.
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