I was thinking of @Forestofglory and a conversation we had a while back about cultural histories of the Tang. It made me remember this lesser known one.

This book is a cultural history of the city of Chang'An through the collected tales of failed examinees, women and foreigners. Also one of the books that sent me on the rabbit hole of foreigners and intercultural marriage in Tang China

@medievodons @histodons @bookstodon #China #history #bookstodon #bookrec #histodons #medieval

I was thinking of @Forestofglory and a conversation we had a while back about cultural histories of the Tang. It made me remember this lesser known one.

This book is a cultural history of the city of Chang'An through the collected tales of failed examinees, women and foreigners. Also one of the books that sent me on the rabbit hole of foreigners and intercultural marriage in Tang China

@medievodons @histodons @bookstodon #China #history #bookstodon #bookrec #histodons #medieval

Exams are everything in #China https://andrewbatson.com/2025/10/18/exams-are-everything-in-china/

Exams are everything in #China https://andrewbatson.com/2025/10/18/exams-are-everything-in-china/

China accuses the U.S. of carrying out cyberattacks on its national time center. The allegation came in a WeChat post and said the U.S. National Security Agency exploited vulnerabilities in the messaging services of a foreign mobile phone brand to steal sensitive information from devices of the National Time Service Center’s staff in 2022. Read more from @AssociatedPress:

https://flip.it/0ivQo_

#Tech #Hacking #CyberSecurity #China #US #NSA

[ #TRADESHOW] #Music #China 2025, one of the #world’s most #influential musical #instrument #exhibitions, will take place from October 22 to 25, 2025, at the #Shanghai New #International #Expo #Center. Top destination for musical instrument #manufacturers, music #educators, #tech #innovators, and #industry professionals, offering full-spectrum coverage from instrument #manufacturing to music #education, #therapy, and #digital #applications. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/music-china-2025/

[ #TRADESHOW] #Music #China 2025, one of the #world’s most #influential musical #instrument #exhibitions, will take place from October 22 to 25, 2025, at the #Shanghai New #International #Expo #Center. Top destination for musical instrument #manufacturers, music #educators, #tech #innovators, and #industry professionals, offering full-spectrum coverage from instrument #manufacturing to music #education, #therapy, and #digital #applications. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/music-china-2025/

UK sanctions #Russia ’s 2 largest oil producers, Rosneft and Lukoil; 4 #China oil terminals, and 40+ Russian “shadow fleet” tankers

Asset freezes, director disqualifications, and trust services sanctions

#Ukraine #UkraineWar

UK sanctions #Russia ’s 2 largest oil producers, Rosneft and Lukoil; 4 #China oil terminals, and 40+ Russian “shadow fleet” tankers

Asset freezes, director disqualifications, and trust services sanctions

#Ukraine #UkraineWar

[#TRADESHOW] #Music#China 2025, one of the #world’s most #influential musical #instrument #exhibitions, will take place from October 22 to 25, 2025, at the #Shanghai New #International#Expo#Center. Top destination for musical instrument #manufacturers, music #educators, #tech #innovators, and #industry professionals, offering full-spectrum coverage from instrument #manufacturing to music #education, #therapy, and #digital #applications. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/music-china-2025/

[#TRADESHOW] #Music#China 2025, one of the #world’s most #influential musical #instrument #exhibitions, will take place from October 22 to 25, 2025, at the #Shanghai New #International#Expo#Center. Top destination for musical instrument #manufacturers, music #educators, #tech #innovators, and #industry professionals, offering full-spectrum coverage from instrument #manufacturing to music #education, #therapy, and #digital #applications. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/music-china-2025/

A reminder from the monkeys. #china