Confucius

Here he stands outside the Nanjing Art Museum.

February 23rd 2007
I've been asked questions about the civil service examinations, because I showed you photos of the examination rooms, in my last blog. This tradition is really the basis for Chinese education today. Although the first examinations were in the Qin dynasty, the examinations fully based on the Classics began in the Tang Dynasty (618-896AD) and continued until 1905, and for that thousand years, was th ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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I retired. I’m almost 80 now and have some old age problems. I do small amounts of traveling still. Last summer I went to Hawaii with my sons and grandchildren. I still love to go camping although I do not have an RV anymore. I moved from Atlanta to Washington DC to be near family. I have been here seven years now. I will try to keep this blog up-to-date. During the Covid pandemic I sat around too much and got fat and sassy so I’m now on a fasting diet. Maybe you’d want to know how that goes too. I will stay in touch. Subscribe if you want an email alert about new entries.... full info

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