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‘As—emperor—also—doctor—Kangxi wasn’t half bad. Lu Xun studied medicine—At first—didn’t believe—Chinese medicine. Later—studied Western medicine but took Chinese medicine when—ill—recorded : Drinking ginger juice to treat stomach problems—Drinking acanthopanax liquor for shoulder pain. China is an exasperating country. It—invented many things—only to see them improved upon—exploited by foreigners—while it struggles—’
— Feb 02, 2026 07:30AM
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emily
is on page 133 of 320
‘—in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms—Cao Cao—head opened—brain operated on—Hua Tuo invented—powdered anaesthetic mafeisan more than seventeen hundred years ago. He had his patients ingest it with alcohol and fall into a deep sleep—In Zhuangzi’s writing, the cow is almost invisible—Peng bird was restricted by time—meanwhile—smaller birds could take flight whenever they pleased—elm—sandalwood—restricted by space—’
— Jan 29, 2026 12:12PM
emily
is on page 66 of 320
‘The Lives of Gargantua and Pantagruel—The 2 Chinese translations each have their—merits—It’s fascinating to see different translation methods when one compares translations. For instance—one version translates an after-meal sweet treat as “candied papaya” and one as “papaya jam.” People don’t usually eat jam after a meal—it should be “candied papaya.” These translations—from the same text—turned out so differently—'
— Jan 24, 2026 01:50PM
emily
is on page 7 of 320
‘Breasts are the subject matter—though I suppose the content may be rather different from what you’re envisioning. More than 2 and a 1/2 years ago—on a bright summer day—this narrator had been swimming without a care in the world—There are no melodramatic or sensationalist characters or plot twists. If this isn’t the book you’re looking for, carry on and good luck—Chinese—always been—secretive about sickness—’
— Jan 21, 2026 10:57AM
