M.Phil. Thesis

Here it is. Two years of scholarly research on early Chinese folk-song and ritual hymn. Yuefu. Enjoy, I guess :-)

You can read about it here.

Journey's End

Well, after doing a pretty good job of ignoring this blog completely during my second year of study in Hong Kong, it looks like I'm finished up. I've submitted my thesis, and had it approved, and now there's only a few minor revisions needing to be done between now and my flight on August 30th.

So where does that leave this? I contemplated getting rid of it completely, or starting something new, but I think I'll keep it around. I'll have a Master's degree in Chinese language and literature now, but that doesn't mean I'm anywhere close to fully understanding that great country yet. There's still more out there for me to know about the Chinese civilization, its culture, and its people. Indeed, despite being a "Master" of the area now I still know much less than there is to know.

So I will be starting a new blog. But I'll also be keeping this updated with my thoughts and observations as I continue my research on both ancient China and modern China, and persevere in learning the language. Though I'm graduating, I haven't stopped caring about classical Chinese literature; nor will I stop learning the language: and that means I'll still be reading zhongguo shibao everyday, in addition to much worthier written documents, and I'll likely still be full of observations.

Joseph Tingle