Summer ’26

Wangjiang Pavilion, Remembered
I toured Wangjiang Pavilion on June 12, but the write-up dragged; weeks later I scraped together what details I could recall and set them down for later.

17 min read

Spring ’26

Chengdu Natural History Museum
An excellent natural history museum with rich dinosaur fossils and mammal specimens, thoughtful exhibit design and animal mounts — well worth a visit.

11 min read

Langya Terrace Travel Notes
Standing alone and prominent above all other hills, with a circumference of over twenty li at its base, overlooking the great sea

12 min read

Sea World & Panda Base
February 28 at Qingdao Underwater World, then March 5 at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.

6 min read

Winter ’25/26

Beneath the Wheel
Reading notes on Hermann Hesse's Beneath the Wheel, and how Hans's story mirrors my own years of exam-driven schooling and burnout.

11 min read

Blog Changes in 2025
A running review of 2025 blog changes, covering Markdown rendering, images, themes, fonts, responsive design, and performance work.

4 min read

Summer ’25

Spring ’25

Humble Administrator's Garden
Thus I observe the measure of contentment, forsaking ambitions like drifting clouds, building a house and planting trees, free and self-possessed. The ponds suffice for fishing, the harvested grain for farming. Watering the garden and selling vegetables provides for daily meals; tending sheep and brewing cheese awaits the seasons' needs. Filial in devotion, brotherly in bonds — this too is the governance of the unskilled.

5 min read

Winter ’24/25

UESTC to Momenta
December 21, 2024: a travel day from Chengdu to Shanghai and Suzhou before reporting to Momenta.

5 min read

Autumn ’24

Summer ’24

Tangdao Bay & May Fourth Square
A travel note from Tangdao Bay and May Fourth Square in Qingdao, with stops at Yumingzui Village, the Olympic Sailing Center, and Zhanqiao.

4 min read