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QOTD: "The Qing dynasty began with Dorgon's regency (1643-50), and it was to end with another, Zaifeng's. Zaifeng had come to power because Cixi, thinking that she would outlive the dying Guangxu emperor, wanted another infant emperor with a compliant father as regent who would allow her to continue to "listen to government from behind … Continue reading QOTD →

QOTD: "If you love anyone, you cannot help but share his suffering." Pastor Shin in Pachinko (novel)

QOTD: " The agitation for cutting the hair and altering the dress code did not go unchallenged. Some were opposed because it was contrary to "ancestral customs." Former Grand Councilor Shixu, when told that the abolition of the queue would not necessarily lead to the extinction of the nation, retorted, "Though China might not perish, … Continue reading QOTD →

QOTD: "Finally, at the heart of Great Harmony Journal's analysis of the Manchu-Han question was its definition of China in political rather than ethnic terms. To be sure, it recognized the existence of different "races" (zu) within China, specifically five Manchus, Han, Mongol, Muslims (Hui), and Tibetans. This may seem to be no more than … Continue reading QOTD →

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QOTD: “… alone isn’t what makes you feel lonely. Loneliness is having other people and society and community around you, and having a deep sense of being excluded from them. To feel lonely, we need other people.” The courage to be disliked by Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi

QOTD: To get rid of one’s problems, all one can do is live in the universe all alone.” Alfred Adler

QOTD: "The Eight Banner system as it existed in the late nineteenth century was fundamentally little changed from when it was first set up by the founders of the dynasty, Nurhaci and Hong Taiji, prior to the invasion of Ming dynasty (1368-1644) China. Nurhaci created the system in 1615 when he divided all the scattered … Continue reading QOTD →

"Good laws lead to the making of better ones, bad ones bring about worse." Jean-Jacques Rousseau

QOTD: "Sunja-ya, a woman’s life is endless work and suffering. There is suffering and then more suffering. It’s better to expect it, you know. You’re becoming a woman now, so you should be told this. For a woman, the man you marry will determine the quality of your life completely. A good man is a … Continue reading QOTD →