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help in identifying and translating the language
Hello,
I am sorry if it's inappropriate,but I am very curious about the writing on these two reverse glass paintings.Could I ask your help in translating and identifying the language?
Thanks a lot in advance.
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Introductory post
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New route from Japan
“New route from Toyama province, Japan through Russian Far East to Mongolia through Chinese North East will be established for an export and import transportation” reported “Yomiuri Shim bun” daily newspaper April 25, 2011. One of the reasons to open the route is the necessity of used Japanese cars in Mongolia reported. Before any Trans activities ( Read more... ) -
Hernando de Soto is in Mongolia
Famous economist, president of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy of Peru Hernando de Soto is visiting Mongolia by the invitation of Mongolian President’s cabinet. Hernando de Soto’s institute runs successful business of increasing living standards of poor class by registering their assets in many countries of the world. In 2010, he visited ( Read more... ) -
Handwritten text woes
I'm working on 寶卷 (baojuan), a genre of Chinese religious literature. Recently I've begun to venture out of my comfort zone of late Ming, early Qing printed texts into the handwritten baojuan of the late 19th century.
Need some insight on a variant character. Yes, I've already pored over the variant character dictionary, but I'm just not ( Read more... ) -
Chinese Text Project
This looks like an amazing online archive of early classical Chinese texts.
The Chinese Text Project is a web-based e-text system designed to present ancient Chinese texts, particularly those relating to Chinese philosophy, in a well-structured and properly cross-referenced manner, making the most of the electronic medium to aid in the study and ( Read more... ) -
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Some months ago I was introduced to working with original handwritten manuscripts as primary sources. Needless to say despite having some skill in reading Classical Chinese, when it comes to reading the handwriting of anonymous scribes from the Tang Dynasty, I lack self-confidence. Nevertheless, it is quite a fascinating pursuit that brings the ( Read more... ) -
Fanfiction in Korea
Kind of a random question: I know there's a big fandom community in Japan that creates and distributes fanwork, doujinshi, fanfiction, etc, both online and in stores. I'm also familiar with the online fanfiction communities for English and German speakers.
Do you see anything like either one in Korea?
