Originally published as the 独立檄文 (duli xiwen) or "Call to Arms for Independence," the flowery writing and powerful rhetoric was not easily translated using the forms and available vocabulary of Classical Chinese.
In this episode of Barbarians at the Gates, Edward Wong of the New York Times joins David and me to discuss Ed's new book, At the Edge of Empire. We discuss frontiers, what the Qing Dynasty means for China, and the different generational perspectives on China's recent past.