Aug. 4th, 2003 04:37 pm
Toot toot toot!
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muckefuckAt Eastern Deco, which had some nice pieces mixed in among all the mass-produced kitsch, we came across several short texts written on bamboo slats. One was in indecipherable grass hand, another was Night Mooring at Maple Bridge, a very popular poem we already have two or three copies of, and another was the beginning of the Three Character Classic. I only vaguely recognised the title, but I was actually able to read enough of it to determine it was a Confucian text of some sort.
We looked it up when we got home and found this awesome interactive version. Turns out it's one of the most basic Confucian texts of all, a 13th century catechism that was once memorised by all Taiwanese schoolchildren. No wonder I could figure it out! The site's approach is so terrific, I really wish they had more and more interesting texts, but what's there should be useful to some of the Chinese learners around.
The clerk picked up on our scrutiny, which gave us a chance to show off a bit. I made casual remarks about the content, then turned to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
monshu and asked, "Would you say that's more lishu or kaishu?" "Oh, definitely lishu." (For an explanation of these terms, see this incredibly informative and well-designed webpage.) Damn, it's fun being one half of an erudite couple with good taste and a little money to spend.
We looked it up when we got home and found this awesome interactive version. Turns out it's one of the most basic Confucian texts of all, a 13th century catechism that was once memorised by all Taiwanese schoolchildren. No wonder I could figure it out! The site's approach is so terrific, I really wish they had more and more interesting texts, but what's there should be useful to some of the Chinese learners around.
The clerk picked up on our scrutiny, which gave us a chance to show off a bit. I made casual remarks about the content, then turned to
monshu and asked, "Would you say that's more lishu or kaishu?" "Oh, definitely lishu." (For an explanation of these terms, see this incredibly informative and well-designed webpage.) Damn, it's fun being one half of an erudite couple with good taste and a little money to spend.