(I admit I’ve been quite derelict in not keeping up with posting on my website. There are reasons for this dereliction, though I’m not sure exactly what they are. Suffice it to say I have been in a bit of a writing slump lately, but the first step to the cure is to admit the problem. The second step

Matsutake are an important part of rural Yunnan’s economy. But their value has never been fixed.

Installé dans l’ancien pavillon français de l’Expo universelle à Shanghai, ce "Centre d'art Rodin" permettra de diffuser en Chine l’œuvre du célèbre…

Dans son Histoire de Gentchiscan et de toute la dinastie des mongous ses successeurs conquérans de la chine tirée de l’histoire chinoise (1739), aux pages 71-72, le jésuite Antoine Gaubil évo…