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-The #MingChina "Swords Classic" (劍經) is actually about stickfighting. (Liefke)
-The tradition of "family precepts" (家訓) invokes a long tradition but only really forms in #SongChina. (Thöle)
-Non-Chinese (eg Tibetan) were conscious of the power discourse & legal system of #QingChina. (Oidtmann)

There was a presentation in Hamburg about media representations of China in German media. Dismal, and I don't mean the presentation.

Nono, this one is by Chia-wei Lin, not Lin Chia-wei! :D

Congratulations, and many thanks for publishing with us!

@uni-hamburg.de @lmumuenchen.bsky.social @fau.de

Some "supplementary materials": #Uyghur princesses in the #Bezeklik murals, and a map of the Uyghur empire in the #TangDynasty.

Thanks to Max Oidtmann and Josie-Marie Perkuhn for the photos, and everyone who attended and asked questions!

In this image, propagandistically constructed or due to lack in interest and knowledge, the #princess becomes a token of rivalry and triumph. She passes over into another, hostile sphere, fostering, from the Chinese perspective, a connection in a shifty enemy/ally relationship.

The conference topic was "Self Images/Foreign Images". #Chineseliterature, in this context, appears to represent an increasing #Han ethnic awareness: the Huihu are described in stereotypical ways. It seems the #TangChina court did not have access to much intelligence about them.

My talk titled " 'Fragrant Wind from Chang'an: The Depiction of Tang Marriage Diplomacy in Chinese Sources" treated a case study of a princess married to the Huihu (Uyghurs) in the 9th c. She is commemorated in court poetry, historiography, epistolary sources, and a travelogue.

What's one major learning you had?

Definitely! Otherwise, cha ma gu dao 茶馬古道 would translate to "Old Street of Tea Horses".

茶道 is a street name here (rather than denoting the "way of tea", ie the ceremony), that's fun!

Combined with a fieldtrip series!

Munich has the "Chinese Tower", but that is somewhat different; it is essentially an orientalist fantasy. In the Westpark, there are some buildings in Thai and Indian style, though.

Oh God! But interesting to know that this is not the only Chinese-style building in Germany! I am aware of one in Mannheim, too.

Yes, and the service was cordial! Not the cheapest, though.