https://secondreading.net/en/Recent content on Second ReadingHugoenTue, 10 Nov 2026 08:30:00 -0600https://secondreading.net/en/posts/kessler-kangxi-translation-errors/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 08:30:00 -0600https://secondreading.net/en/posts/kessler-kangxi-translation-errors/The Chinese translation of Lawrence Kessler&#39;s K&#39;ang-hsi and the Consolidation of Ch&#39;ing Rule, 1661–1684 adds a &#39;golden age&#39; title the author never wrote, and its first three pages alone turn &#39;racial&#39; into &#39;extreme&#39;, reverse the meaning of a key sentence about Chinese patriots, and turn &#39;had begun to accommodate&#39; into &#39;had long since adapted&#39;.https://secondreading.net/en/about/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://secondreading.net/en/about/<p>This is the English edition of <em>Second Reading</em> (再读), dashdash&rsquo;s blog on Qing history. Most articles are written in Chinese first; the Chinese originals live on the main site.</p>