@Sinobevan

Research Associate, SOAS China, 1600-2000, literature, art, and music Sinologist, curator, literary translator (classical & modern)

 London
Joined June 2019
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new book #newbook Laughter, Humor, and Comedy in Middle Period China, 600-1300: A Critical Anthology. Edited by Alexei K. Ditter and Xiao Rao. Routledge, 2026. e-version available for download: routledge.com/Laughter-Humor… #china #medieval #history #literature #humor #laughter
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1913 print ad in the German newspaper "Der Ostasiatische Lloyd" for the Union Brauerei A.G. - producer of the famous Shanghai U.B. Beer.
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Paul Bevan@SinobevanOct 20
Browsing 申報 (1930) I saw this ad. Not my field but it struck me as interesting. A 日本日光 1 Yen coin (1902). 1901 1,256,252 minted 1902 668,782 1903 5,131,096 90%silver/10% copper-similar to other coins in circulation in China in 1930. Why the desire to purchase? Numismatists?
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Clint Twist@ClintTwistOct 22
#Maobadge The nine petals refer to the Ninth National Congress
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Thought from Charles Ives (b otd 1874): Beauty in music is too often confused with something that lets the ear lie back in an easy chair...Frequently, if a new work is accepted as beautiful on its first hearing, its fundamental quality is one that tends to put the mind to sleep.
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Red Book@redbooks1966Oct 21
[PDF] ບົດນິພົນ 5 ບົດ ຂອງ ປະທານເໝົາເຈີຕຸງ [Five Articles from Chairman Mao Zedong in Lao 🇱🇦] ສຳນັກພິມພາສາຕ່າງປະເທດ ປັກກິ່ງ 1969 102pp. link below
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We invite authors, editors, translators, publishers, and readers to propose books, films, or other cultural productions for extended featured coverage in @asiancha, including single-author features. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:​ chajournal.com/2026/10/20/op… 。。。。。。
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Browsing 申報 (1930) I saw this ad. Not my field but it struck me as interesting. A 日本日光 1 Yen coin (1902). 1901 1,256,252 minted 1902 668,782 1903 5,131,096 90%silver/10% copper-similar to other coins in circulation in China in 1930. Why the desire to purchase? Numismatists?
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Edward Luper@EdwardLuperOct 20
The birds in the cage are taken from a Yongle period moonflask 🐦 #ceramics #ceramicart #blueandwhite #bird #birdcage
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Join Dr Panpan Yang's book launch of 'Animation Thinks: A Story of Media Entanglements in China' @SOAS 🗓️Mon 26 Oct, 5pm 📌Room G3, SOAS Main Building Register today: tinyurl.com/hxmk52rz
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Swiss Cottage Library, Camden 1964 Basil Spence and Partners modernism-in-metroland.co.uk…
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Edward Luper@EdwardLuperOct 18
One of my personal favourites, inspired by a Japanese hi-ire with Dutchmen, but replaced with my favourite nostalgic Lego pirate figures. #lego #ceramics #art #contemporaryceramics #japaneseart
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This rare, early-1920s cardboard advertising sign from our collection promotes the British Lever Brothers disinfectant soap Lifebuoy in China. But if you look closely, there is something a little odd about the key visual… 🧵👇 1/5
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'Pigs are the most important of the six domestic animals' — Chinese poster, 1960
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A 1994 (!) postcard of Shanghai with the cityscape practically still unchanged since the 1930s
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Clint Twist@ClintTwistOct 14
Artistic licence? In this illustration from the Red Guard notebook, Lei Feng appears to be wearing a small badge in the shape of Mao's profile. Such badges were not produced until five years after Lei's untimely death.
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Khatayi’s book is the most in-depth, sophisticated account of China’s government, society, and culture written by any foreigner before the era of European colonial empires. Now translated into English for the first time. cup.columbia.edu/book/the-bo…
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Paul Bevan@SinobevanOct 6
Please consider reading the essay I wrote for @asiancha about how I came to translate the 2 Ma stories. It is a new essay composed of material that has not been published anywhere else. You may (or may not) find it interesting. Your feedback is welcome! chajournal.com/2026/09/18/be…
Paul Bevan@SinobevanSep 22
The book contains the 20-chapter story, and 2 essays - a translator's introduction & an exploration of Shanghai as Ma Yongzhen would have known it in the 1870s. Tammy has kindly published 4 chapters that give you a flavour of the book plus a short essay about why I translated it.
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Today marks the 50th anniversary of the end of China's Cultural Revolution. I want to take this opportunity to tease my research project, “The Pen and the Gun” — coming soon! I worked trough antique materials revealing the insides of the CR’s weapon of choice: art! Stay tuned
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Where I talk a bit about my book, ignore the scary looking picture
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New #OpenAccess exclusive interview from the latest issue of The Current Digest of the Chinese Press eastviewpress.com/meritocrac…
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