ChinaRhyming
Paul FrenchRecreating Old China
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June 23 2026 - ChinaRhyming - B&N Pre-Order Deal on The Last Emperor
Attention USA: Barnes & Noble Pre-order Offer on The Last Emperor - 23-26 June
I'm happy to share that Barnes & Noble in the USA is offering a 25% pre-order promotion for just four days only--6/23-6/26! From 6/23-6/26, Barnes & Noble wi...
June 15 2026 - ChinaRhyming - The RAS China Journal 2025 is here...& recruiting for 2026
The Royal Asiatic Society China Journal, 2025
The new Royal Asiatic Society China Journal (Vol.85 #1) has been published and, as usual, has many great articles including:
- Zou Dehuai on the lesser known female pilots of the Flying T...
June 9 2026 - ChinaRhyming - Whistler at the Tate and Review Copies of The Last Emperor
Whistler at the Tate with Plenty of Japonisme and Chinoiserie
I reviewed the new James McNeill Whistler retrospective at Tate Britain for the South China Morning Post (SCMP) highlighting the influence of Japanese and Chinese art and cra...
June 2 2026 - ChinaRhyming - Love, Corruption, Murder
Macau Closer - A Many Splendoured Thing (1952)
My latest column on Macao in popular culture for Macau Closer magazine. This issue it’s Han Suyin’s semi-autobiographical novel (with nods to the later movie - of which some stills below wi...
May 13 2026 - ChinaRhyming - Spooks, Refugees and Deals
John le Carre’s Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents’ Club with Adam Sisman
In March I spent some time with John le Carre’s biographer Adam Sisman. We spoke at the Hong Kong International Literary Festival and the Macao International Litera...
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Return to the City of Darkness - Kowloon Walled City (BBC Radio 3) is now on BBCSounds. My new book The Last Emperor of China: Twilight of the Forbidden City (Elliot & Thompson/St Martin’s Press) out 27/8/26
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