Schools of fish swim together, packs of wolves hunt together, flocks of geese migrate together. Armies of ants can build whole civilisations underground, gathering food for all to eat. Prides of lions can take down full grown elephants if...
Common folk-wisdom runs that happiness is found in community. That we were happier in the past, in smaller, more tightly-knit communities; villages, towns, family units. That a big cause of the modern malaise is the fracturing of communities into...
That it be a modest community not often brought up, the Manchu people were nevertheless powerful rulers that undisputedly conquered China and established the Qing Dynasty, whilst being a national ethnic minority.
作为一个不常被提起的卑微社区，满族人仍然是强大的统治者，他们无可争议地征服了中国，建立了清朝，同时是民族少数民族。
The Manchus carried out atypical political management and...
I’m not sure what hits you first. Is it the multi-coloured LED lights or is it the waft of something being grilled over hot coals?
我不确定什么首先击中了你。 是五颜六色的LED灯，还是在热煤上烤的东西的烟气？
Whatever it is, it’s welcoming. Open arms welcoming. All I did was turn down...
I knew my nap from my siesta, my Irish stew from my cocido and my Céili dancing from my flamenco. I thought I was solid on all fronts.
我从午睡中知道我的午睡，从我的cocido中知道我的爱尔兰炖菜，从我的弗拉门戈中知道我的Céili舞蹈。 我以为我在各方面都很坚定。
And then, Nanjing.
然后，南京。
Nothing and no-one could have prepared me for the...
“Cap, you got a minute?”, Officer Draves asked as he poked his head in the Captain's office.
“Come in, come in”, the grey-bearded captain said. He waved them in and gestured to the two dark blue chairs in front of...
First things first, my eldest cat; yes, my eldest (human children are somewhere on the horizon as of yet), had visited Nanjing long before I did, albeit sat waiting on the tarmac of Lukou International Airport in the hold...
Negligence and abandonment of animals at the hands of abusive owners is the issue. But there exists in Nanjing a safe haven where they can rest and recuperate before being adopted by a loving family.
虐待主人对动物的疏忽和遗弃是问题所在。 但南京有一个安全的避风港，在被一个充满爱的家庭收养之前，他们可以在那里休息和恢复。
Dr. Suzanne and Orik...
