Apr 1 • 43M

😭Down and Out

A Qing dynasty metaphor about the challenges of being a graduate in China today

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Andrew Methven
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China’s last imperial regime was the Qing (1644-1911). Towards the end of Qing dynasty the government was corrupt and weak.

Poems, essays and stories from that time are still alive today. Some have ev…

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