Sunday, May 17, 2015

Yuan Dynasty (Seal) script--

In honor of writing through the ages--

Chinese calligraphic script developed by Zhao, a member of the Southern Song Dynasty defeated by the Mongols.  Kublai Khan lured him back into service in his newly established Yuan Dynasty, and he invented this--which later became model for wood block printing.

If you ever are near Princeton Univ. go and see this--le yay hla the lar taw m pyaw ne--

http://etcweb.princeton.edu/asianart/timeperiod_china.jsp?ctry=China&pd=Yuan

KMKaung
5-17-2015

Former 1988 activist--US scholar MinZin arrested in China--NYT

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/us/politics/china-arrests-us-scholar.html?unlocked_article_code=1.plA.-7tb.2M_-DNpSDzOv&smid=em-share