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Tag: Water Margin

Wu Song Beats the Tiger – Chinese Ink Painting

June 28, 2019 Fish Chinese Art

The Colour ink paintings are selected from picture book Wu Song Beats the Tiger, which is a story in Water Margin – a Ming Dynasty novel about the Song Dynasty rebels.  Author Liu Jiyou (刘继卣 1918 – 1983) received several Chinese and international awards for his artwork in Wu Song Beats the Tiger. After years of working as a freelance kung […]

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In the dying days of the Manchu Qing dynasty, a group of emperors’ Manchu concubines became China’s actual rulers. These shallow and vulgar women knew little to nothing about history, social reality and international affairs but were devoted to makeup and dressing up. As a result, the Manchu empire collapsed while China was semi-colonised by Japan and the West.

Now it seems a similar episode is replaying on a global scale.

AS IT HAPPENS ON THE MAINSTREAM WESTERN MEDIE

When caught cheating – you can praise the boy for his ability in gathering the needed information from his classmates during an exam;

When caught lying – you can applaud the woman for her fantastic imagination and unmatched capability of blending facts with fiction;

When caught stealing – you can exalt the man for being resourceful;

When caught warmongering – you can salut the group for enjoying the thrill of engaging in challenges around the world.

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