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The Impossible Dictionary of Truth
Or: How everything I knew about hogs in Chinese homes was wrong. The Cross-stitched Pig, Part III
Jun 23, 2022
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Andrew Leonard
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The Road to Shu is Hard
The road to Shu is hard.
Oct 17, 2019
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Andrew Leonard
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Tapping the Mapo Doufu Source
A dish that contains multitudes, collapses peripheries and explains the rise and fall of empires.
Apr 11, 2021
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Andrew Leonard
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I Have Seen The Future and it is a Chinese Vegetable Washing Machine
Jan 23, 2022
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Andrew Leonard
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Cool Footnote # 2: Pertaining to the promiscuity of rice
Dec 15, 2023
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Andrew Leonard
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The Mystery of the Returned Pearl
Jan 3, 2025
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Andrew Leonard
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In Praise of Taiwan
Mar 12, 2020
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Andrew Leonard
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The Road to Shu is Hard
Oct 17, 2019
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Andrew Leonard
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Black Chariots of Pepperoni Fire
Oct 21, 2024
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Andrew Leonard
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Love Story: (1930s Wuxia Version)
A teacher falls in love with his student; a court case ensues; a great saga begins. Climbing Mount Emei, Part V
Nov 18, 2025
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Andrew Leonard
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When Fantasy Becomes Flesh
A story about the assassination of a warlord, with an extended cameo from KPop Demon Hunters. Climbing Mount Emei, Part IV.
Oct 8, 2025
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Andrew Leonard
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Leg Rub Transcendence
Cool footnote, massaging Mt. Emei edition.
Sep 24, 2025
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Andrew Leonard
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No Ordinary Woman
Princess Pingyang and the brave politics of steppe nomad cross-fertilization. Part III of Climbing Emei Mountain.
Sep 23, 2025
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Andrew Leonard
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A Poem Turned Into a Sword
A Mobius strip of Chinese women warriors, from my living room to the Spring and Autumn Annals and back again. Climbing Emei Mountain, Part II.
Jul 11, 2025
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Andrew Leonard
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"In the Darkness, I Pour Wine"
The distance between a civilization’s peak and its collapse can be as short as a single love affair gone wrong. Climbing Emei Mountain, Part I
Jun 1, 2025
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Robot Invaders Are Coming For Your Sichuan Food
What could be spicer than the "industrial production" of Sichuan cuisine?
May 4, 2025
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