Chinese history

Ying Chang Compestine, Chinese-American author, on her graphic novel Chinese cookbook

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Ying Chang Compestine, Chinese-American author, on her graphic novel Chinese cookbook

Whether it is Ants Climbing a Tree, Buddha Jumps over the Wall or a recipe whose name translates to “Ignored by Doggy Stuffed Buns”, some Chinese dishes are notable for their quirky names, as well as their savoury flavours. Luckily, Ying Chang Compestine, a Lafayette, California-based author who grew up in Wuhan, China, is here … Read more

‘A piece of China mislaid’: in Mengzi, Yunnan, charming traces of its time as treaty port

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‘A piece of China mislaid’: in Mengzi, Yunnan, charming traces of its time as treaty port

The lone foreigner stands out. The English writer Stella Benson, acquaintance of Virginia Woolf, sometime resident of Mengzi and South China Morning Post correspondent. Photo: Getty Images But in Benson’s time Mengzi was better known than it is today. Sited in the middle of an agricultural plain rimmed with mountains, 1,400 metres (4,500 feet) above … Read more