30 Jun 2020
Chinese History
Ancient Chinese Ranks and Titles
A list of all the royal, social, noble, official, and military ranks and titles from ancient China. This is not specific to any dynasty and will hopefully be a helpful guide for anyone confused with titles in Chinese novels/dramas.
7 May 2020
Held in the Lonely Castle (Chp 1 Part 0)
Held in the Lonely Castle - Chp 1 Part 0: Prologue
FL and ML ride through the night to the Forbidden Palace Gates. They encounter trouble entering before their identities are revealed.
FL and ML ride through the night to the Forbidden Palace Gates. They encounter trouble entering before their identities are revealed.
30 Apr 2020
Held in the Lonely Castle (Prologue)
Held in the Lonely Castle: Prologue
To them, their love was nobody's business but their own. To the world, their love was a treasonous, unforgivable sin.
To them, their love was nobody's business but their own. To the world, their love was a treasonous, unforgivable sin.
14 Apr 2020
Timekeeping in Ancient China
The time system used in Why Harem Intrigue is the 时-刻 system where time is divided into roughly two-hour intervals called 时辰 (shíchén) and quarter-hour units called 刻 (kè). Each 时辰 corresponds to one of the twelve Earthly Branches and one animal of the Chinese zodiac. Here are my interpretations of the meanings behind each hour.
13 Apr 2020
