Irene Eng The Kibbitzer

This edition indicated that it’s written by Liu Tizhi 刘体智, published in 1988 by Zhonghua Shuju.  (2nd edition in 1997)  Forward by Liu Duling 刘笃龄, the author’s son.  Other sources have credited Liu Tiren 刘体仁 as the author.  History during Emperor Guangxu (1875-1908), anecdotes.

Few of my successful if not surprising finds on the net

I’m spending the better part of the day scanning a book that was lent to me by Roland, and agonizing over the fact that I haven’t found a used Chinese book store online.  Is there a valid market exist??  Few years ago, Roland stopped by one day [...]

1321 Xinzha Lu (near the North Shanxi Lu 新闸路１３２１号 - 陕西北路口) is located in Jingan area in Shanghai.  This octagon two-story building Xiaoxiao Jingge 小校经阁 was part of the compound where my maternal grandma grew up, and housed very important collections of books (500 cartons of rare ancient thread-bound), tortoise shells (?) - 甲骨龟片 (28,000 pcs), ancient inks, weapons, sacrificial vessels in [...]

By Li Guoqing 李国庆 published in 2000.  A comprehensive book on Shutao’s bibliophile journey in chronicle order.  Details and anecdotes on major acquisitions, the engraved ancient books that he financed, his seals .. most importantly, since China lacks such topic and he was the consummated and unprecedented rare ancient book collector, this book serves as [...]

>     天津古籍出版社 Tianjin Ancient Book Publishing House published Zhou Shutao’s rare books booklist in 1985.  He’s a major bibliophile in China.  According to his second son 珏良 Jueliang, he began donating his collections to Beijing Library since 1951, then to Tianjin Library in 1957 and 1972 (His wife and children also donated numerous times after he passed away).  [...]

Zhao Puchu 赵朴初 (1907 - 2000; Taihu 太湖, Anhui - Beijing), a life long family friend who’s also Anhui province native.  He wore many hats, from banking to politics but was best known to be the president of China Buddhist Association.

Five leather-bound books, Reagan’s diaries during his presidency are being published for the first time this month by HarperCollins, which I believe still an American company. Few years ago I found a gigantic set of books sat on the simple and crude St. Johns’ library (sorry for saying so, but compare to NY Public Library, [...]

Professor Ma is a native of Hefei, capital of Anhui Province and the cradle of the 淮系 Huai Clique that had dominated China and the world from 1860 till the death of its curator Li Hongzhang in 1901.  He edited two books on the Huai Clique, one focused on the military leaders and one on civil which [...]

By Lucy Lu 吕孝信 Memoir of an Octogenarian, Seattle, 2000.  This is the book that started me on my quest … thanks Gupo - grandma,

By 周一良 Chou Yiliang,  published in Beijing, 2001.  His selected works.

By Te-Kong Tong  唐德刚 [Tang De Gang], University of Washington Press, 1964.  This book covers the period 1844-60.  I don’t know if this was his thesis at Columbia.  Once he did mention John Fairbank’s autocracy, ” … he told me if I were to change some of my views …he’ll publish it at Harvard …”

By 唐德刚 Te-Kong Tong [Tang Degang], Taipei, 1998.  A series of five books covering the last 70 years of China’s last dynasty, Qing (1644-1911), from 1840-1911.  Fluidly written, he switchen back and forth between China and the the world. 
I had to order the books thro the local bookstore from Taipei.  When I finally got them [...]

Zhou Shutao  周叔『弓山文』  (1891 – 1984; Yangzhou - Tianjin )
- Deputy Mayor of Tianjin

He’s born 明扬Mingyang, then changed to 名暹 Mingxian; ziShutao 周叔『弓山文』(my Chinese WP doesn’t have the character, but it made up with those 3), wan haoShuweng 『弓山文』翁.  He’s the major figure and share holder in his uncle  Xuexi’s empire.  A famed industrialist in his own right, [...]

    By Wei-Liang Chow 周炜良,  published in 1995, printed in Hong Kong.   He was a profound student of Chinese philately and had a special interest in the stamps aad postal history of the Shanghai Local Post going back to his days a s youth living in Shanghai.  His interest was no doubt sparked by his father, [...]

        By Chou Yiliang 周一良,  published in 1998 in Beijing by 北 京 十 月 文 艺 初 版 社, his autobiography. 

     By Chou Yiliang  周一良  (1913-2001), published in 2002 in Beijing by  Sanlian 三联书店.  His autobiography.

will update this one as I go …
The name of the author/book is what published under, [translation is provided when necessary or possible - no guaranty of accuracy nor creativity, lol]
张 凝 [Irene Eng]    德国行 [Bon Voyage Germany], Hong Kong 1986
周一良                    毕竟是书生, [A Scholar After All], Beijing, 1998
  [Zhou Yiliang]        钻石婚杂忆 Beijing, 2002
Wei-liang Chow     Shanghai Large Dragons, Hong Kong, 1995
  [周炜良]
唐德刚                    晚清七十年 [Last 70 [...]

水禾田 Pan (?) is a popular artist based in Hong Kong. He takes photography, he draws and he designs. He blogs now too (perhaps?) lol. One night in HK, I was having a dinner with my friend Jane and her gang (she’s little famed amateur photographer with a small followings) and then walked in diminutive and [...]

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