“Creators of Modern China: 100 Lives from Empire to Repulic, 1796-1912,” edited by Jessica Harrison-Hall and Julia Lovell
Reviewed by John Butler | Asian Review of Books | May 12, 2023 Editors: Jessica Harrison-Hall and Julia Lovell Publisher: Thames & Hudson Publication date: July 2020 Hardcover: 368 pages Jessica Harrison-Hall is Head of the China Section, Curator of the Sir Percival David Collections, and Chinese Decorative Arts at the British Museum. Julia Lovell…
“Fortune’s Bazaar: The Making of Hong Kong” by Vaudine England
Reviewed by Peter Gordon | Asian Review of Books | May 17, 2023 Author: Vaudine England Publisher: Scribner Publication date: May 2023 Hardcover: 368 pages Vaudine England has been a journalist in Hong Kong and South East Asia for years. As a historian, she has focused on the diverse personalities and peoples that have gone…
Remembering the 34th anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre
By Elaine Dunn | June 2023 June 4, 2023, the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, will not be observed, en masse, in Hong Kong, at least not legally. However, Taiwan stepped up. Its New School for Democracy chairman Tseng Chien-yuan said remembering the victims of the June 4 incident is…
Latest News (May 2023)
Tasty possibilities Chinese cuisine is renowned the world over. Gourmet food tours are nothing new. But up until now, most of those tours had been geared at foreign tourists and end up in poplar food centres such as Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai and Xian. What’s new currently is … Several…
Summer reading list (2023)
Elaine Dunn | China Insight | May 2023 Summer vacation is just around the corner. Whether you’ll just lounge on a deck chair or beach towel, or plan a China trip, if you like to read during your vacation, China Insight has compiled a few recent publications about China for you. Author: Tim Simpson Publisher: …
“Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American” by Laura Gao
Reviewed by Susan Blumberg-Kason | Asian Review of Books | March 20, 2022 Author: Laura Gao Publisher: Balzer + Bray Publication date: March 2022 Softcover: 272 pagesLaura Gao is a comic artist and bread lover currently living in San Francisco. Laura’s art career began by doodling on Pokémon cards and has since blossomed to be…