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On this Day in Chinese History; 28 February

This day, 28 February, in 1972, the “Sino-US Joint Communique” was published in Shanghai. Therein it was stated that there are essential differences in the social systems and foreign policies of China and the United States, while for its...

Maps & Boundaries; The Greatest Human Fictions

Alexander Von Humboldt. Carl Ritter. Alfred Russel Wallace. Paul Vidal de La Blache. Jared Diamond. Yifu Tuan. David Harvey. Milton Santos.  All of these geographers spent the greater part of the 18th, 19th and 20th century, hopping about the planet,...

Phonology VS Geography; We are Where We Come from

I admit it, I’m a bit of a language nerd. One of my friends and a previous colleague of mine often sends me language memes and I get quite passionate in teaching my A-Level English Language class. In that...

Finless Porpoise Protection Helps Angel to Keep on Smiling

You may be tired of hearing it on the news, every time you press the remote control. Climate change is a serious issue that has been plaguing our society for decades; its effects adding massive levels of greenhouse gases...

Geopoetics’ Standpoint on Sustainability

As an English teacher, I have to fight my natural urge to mock and demean geography, at least as a school subject.  It is all too easy to dismiss it as “colouring in maps” and quizzes about flags, (although I...

Looking for a Home… “I am Lost. Can You Help Me?”

Leaving Pakistan, she smiled back at the no-nonsense woman at the security checkpoint who waved her through, “Mashallah, your outfit is beautiful, sister!”, she exclaimed. “I hope you come back soon.” She thought how 10 years ago, she didn’t...

The Building of Nanjing (23); Meiling Palace

Hearsay has it that the dwelling was a birthday gift from Chiang Kai-shek to his wife, Song Meiling, hence the name. Indeed, there is much to support the claim. With 34 white marble railings, 34 lampposts and Chiang’s proposal...

Inside Nanjing’s Music Scene; Meeting the Movers & Shakers (Part 5)

It was the third time that I have arranged to meet Fang Rui (方锐), but the last two meetings were both cancelled due to my unreasonable course arrangements in extracurricular classes. But anyway, Fang and I met at the...
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