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Thenanjinger-Volume9-Issue8-Jun2019 The Ancients 古人 www.thenanjinger.com Contents THE JUNE 2019 6 Contributors Volume#9/Issue#8 7 Nanjing Nomads 8 Editorial #86 9 Poem 10 The Making of an Emperor; Nanjing’s Zhu Yuanzhang 14 Ancient Pukou; Between the Tracks 22 Scandalous Tales Behind Nanjing’s 70 Ancient Names 24 For Art’s Sake When Art History Goes into the Washing Machine 26 The Trip Wugongshan; Get off of My Cloud! 30 Strainer Long Time Long Jing No See 31 Chompin’ Thru China Table Manners; Dining Etiquette in China 32 Eindhoven Nanjing’s Sister Shapes the Future 35 Our Space 42 The Gavel China Firm’s Theft of First Ever Photo of Black Hole 43 Metro Map 4 Introducing some of our www.thenanjinger.com contributors, editors & THE JUNE 2019 designers Our Editor-in-chief and Music Critic, Frank Hos- Sponsor 办单位 sack, has been a radio host and producer for the SinoConnexion 贺福传媒 past 34 years, the past 25 of which working in me- dia in China, in the process winning four New York Publisher 编辑出版 Festivals awards for his work, in the categories The Nanjinger《南京人》杂志社 Best Top 40 Format, Best Editing, Best Director and Best Culture & The Arts. Operating Organization 运营机构 34 贺福是我们杂志的编辑和音乐评论员，在过去的 Nanjing Hefu Cultural Media Co., Ltd. 年里一直从事电台主持和电台制片的工作。在中国 南京贺福文化传媒有限公司 有近25年的媒体工作经验。工作期间他曾经四次 获得过纽约传媒艺术节大奖，分别是世界前40强 节目奖，最佳编辑奖，最佳导演奖以及最佳文化 Contributors 特约撰稿人 艺术奖。 Kristi Allen Renée Gray Beaumont A Nanjing local, Kristen Wang has a Masters Maitiu Brallaghan in Media and Public relations from Newcastle Edmund Culham University (UK), has researched social media Hans Matheeuwsen and online publishing and previously worked for different new media platforms. She is passionate Columnists 专栏作家 about discovering new stories and helping expats Francesca Leiper involved in this city. Carlo D’Andrea 南京人Kristen获得纽卡斯尔大学，媒体与公共关系 Matthew Stedman 硕士学位。她的研究专注于社交媒体和网络发行， 在不同的新媒体平台工作。她喜欢发现新鲜事，也 Editor-in-chief 主编 希望帮助在南京的外国人融入这里的生活。 Frank Hossack 贺福 Matthew Stedman has spent years living and work- ing in China. He has sold Chinese tea in the UK, Copy Editor/Marketing Assistant and loves discussing the miraculous leaf with new 文案编辑以及营销助理 (and suspicious) audiences. He however never feels Kristen Wang 王梦娇 happier than when researching the product here in beautiful South China. Graphic Design and Layout Matthew Stedman在中国生活工作了多年。多年在 平面设计与布局 中英两国从事茶叶贸易的他，喜欢和新读者讨论神 SinoConnexion 贺福传媒 奇的东方树叶(虽然有时他的读者保持怀疑态度)。 Web: sinoconnexion.com 没什么比在美丽的江南走访品尝各种茶叶更让他开 心的事了。 Concept & Design 构想与设计 封面构想与设计 Legal columnist Carlo D’Andrea is Chair of the Legal Roy Ingram & Competition Working group of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China; Shanghai Client Liason Coordinator Chapter, Coordinator of the Nanjing Working Group 客户联络协调员 of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in China and Nancy Guo 郭蓓 has taught Chinese law (commercial and contractu- al) at Rome 3 University. 法律作家卡罗担任中国欧盟商会上海分会法律与竞 Legal Consultant 法律顾问 争工作组主席，中国意大利商会劳动集团的协调 Ma Haipeng 马海鹏 员，并且曾经在罗马三大企业咨询课程中担任中国 商法、合同法课程教授。 General Enquires & Advertising: +86 25 58491159 Roy Ingram has over 25 years experience working Email: [email protected] as an artist and Creative Director. His early career was with agencies in London but for the past eight Volume 9 / Issue 8 / June 2019 years he has lived and worked in Nanjing. “The Ancients” Roy先生有着超过25年的创意总监和艺术家的工作 Copyright 2019, SinoConnexion Ltd. 经历。他早期的职业生涯是在伦敦的一家机构里开 Published in the United Kingdom 始的，但是在八年前他决定来到南京生活工作。 ISSN 2051-9974 6 NANJING Your Travels in the Digital Realm NOMADS See yourself on this page? #nanjingermagazine to be entered in our lucky draw! xuexiist (7 Jun, 2019) Instagram Post. Retrieved from https://www.instagram.com _luanqi___cr2 (9 Jun, 2019) Instagram Post. Retrieved from https://www.instagram.com konokikey (9 Jun, 2019) Instagram Post. Retrieved from https://www.instagram.com kicocaca (9 Jun, 2019) Instagram Post. Retrieved from https://www.instagram.com antonychengpix (11 Jun, 2019) Instagram Post. bashmakov.ilya (8 Jun, 2019) Instagram Post. Retrieved from https://www.instagram.com Retrieved from https://www.instagram.com 7 Good Old Days his month, we are proud to present this month, appropriately dolling out essential likely the most beautiful collection of advice for around the dinner table (p. 27). Tphotographs we have ever sent to print. Making her debut with The Nanjinger, Kristi Allen Onto this month’s theme... With our 2,500 years takes us, in her backpack, to high above the of history, here in Nanjing we are surrounded clouds in Jiangxi Province for The Trip (p. 24). by that which dates from long ago, some of it almost unimaginably old, some of it less so. Also in this bumper issue, The Nanjinger is proud Enjoy our main feature stories on p. 10-23. to announce its partnership with Dutch media outlet FRITS, in which we have written about Meanwhile, in Our Space, we review one of the Nanjing for their publication, while they return vintage stores that have been popping up in the sisterly favour as regards Eindhoven (p. 21). Nanjing (p. 36) in recent years. Welcome to The Ancients from The Nanjinger. Elsewhere. our popular look at Chinese cuisine, Chompin’ Thru China, comes to an end Ed. can the QR Code to visit The Nanjinger on WeChat, from where you Scan download a free PDF of any issue, find a full list of distribution points for hard copies or arrange a subscription to have The Nanjinger delivered to your home or office! This magazine is part of a family of English publications that together reach a large proportion of the foreign population living in Nanjing, along with a good dash of locals, comprising: The Nanjinger City Guide www.thenanjinger.com Facebook, WeChat, Twitter, Instagram and Weibo All of the above are owned and operated by HeFu Media, the Chinese subsidiary of SinoConnexion Ltd. www.sinoconnexion.com 2 D EAMSR IGNORED ofCalas, ofNwyfre &Gwyar By Earth, patient, knew the children that she bore Maitiu Brallaghan Would be the berries of her own demise: As Mistletoe grows, so it is they thrived; As Oaks choke, so to dust turned fertile soils. ’19 Freezing winds sliced, reflecting cold, deaf hearts. The sky primeval wisdoms screamed and wailed Whilst man, ears steeled, brusquely brushed dead oak leaves Aside, cursed the icy sleets that spoiled spring. Fiery seas comforted the dying land: Shushing ancient shores calmed its failing corpse; Whispering waves gulped blood-waters, poisoned, Sluiced from her veins. The Salmon was silenced. What time remains, such forecasts to forfend? What time again to ancient lores attend? 21 MA THE KING 10 OFAN EMPEROR Zhu Yuanzhang S ’ ing J an N anjing has been the home of many great figures throughout its lengthy history, yet none were as commanding as the Ntranscendent Ming Dynasty founder and Hongwu Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang. Historians refer to him as one of the greatest emperors China has ever seen, noting his exceptional rise from rags to riches and his tremendous influence over the nation. By Renée Gray Beaumont tudying his life paintings, Zhu’s eyes look soft; Swas he a kind man? Perhaps we will never know his true feelings, or how he showed loving affection, but we do know he was a virtual demagogue. As one of the most significant emperors in China’s dynastic history, he was responsible for the beginning of the unification of China, the revival of Han culture and instilling a competent government, to name a few. Zhu was born in 1328 in Anhui province, and cities, villages and townships and finally overthrew a city was raised in poverty. His family were farmers which he would rename Yingtian (now Nanjing City). and were under the wrath of landlords. After losing all of his family to famine at 16-years By 1368 he was emperor of Yingtan, the year being referred to as “the year of Hongwu”. His reign became one old, Zhu joined a buddhist monastery where of the most influential, as it began with the abolishing of he learned to read and write, and, according Yuan customs and the reintroduction of Han traditions. to Zhang Tingyu in “Ming Shi·Vol. 1, The First Fashion changed and the Ming Dynasty’s strict hierarchical Book of the Discipline”, he swept floors, beat system came into place. Han etiquette was reintroduced, drums and washed laundry everyday. respecting traditions such as respect, obeisance and the bowing of heads. By reviving Han culture, Zhu successfully After departing the monastery, he lived for 3 years on the rid the country of the Yuan shadow and instilled the streets as a beggar, wandering from place to place until legitimacy of a new regime. happening upon a rebellious group that were fighting the Mongols, the ruling Yuan dynasty. He joined the Red Turban During his rein, foreign diplomats were banished; they Army, and in just 11 short years, rose from impoverished would not reappear until the 16th century. Zhu built walls and uneducated monk to the country’s most powerful around his city (that which remain in good condition to warlord; 5 years later he was Emperor of China. this day in Nanjing). A non interventionist, much like the leaders of today, he encouraged his armies to defend, His rapid succession through the ranks of the Red not invade. He wrote letters to the Japanese leader that Turban Army garnered him much respect from spoke of ridding China’s coasts of Japanese “dwarf his peers. It was not before long Zhu and his army pirates” and “eastern barbarians”; indications that he successfully captured a number of Mongol-operated was an insular, protective and fierce leader. 11 Although Zhu was wary of outsiders, it was at his orders that several mosques were built in Nanjing on account of his close relations with the muslim community. It was also during his reign that China strengthened its overseas communications, especially in southeast Asia, restoring the status of the Chinese sovereign state.
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