February 2026: Now available for purchase here Roaming the Steppe Silk Road By H. K. Chang (漫游草原丝路, 张信刚 著) Translated by Bruce Humes in collaboration with the author In the 1960s as a doctoral student in the United States, H. K. Chang happened upon a copy of Owen Lattimore’s 1940 edition of Inner Asian Frontiers of China at a used … Continue reading New Travelogue: <The Steppe Silk Road>
By H K Chang Translated by Bruce Humes in collaboration with the author Now available for purchase online Miniature Painting Guide: My Name Is Red In the summer of 2003, I accidentally came into possession of an English translation of Benim Adım Kırmızı (My Name is Red), a novel by the Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk. … Continue reading Excerpt from “Mapping Civilizations Across Eurasia”
My translation of Professor H.K. Chang’s <丝路文明: 15 讲> (Civilizations on the Silk Road) has been published by the UK's Routledge. Table of Contents: 1. "Civilization": Origins, Diversity & Continuity 2. Alexander’s Eastern Campaigns, Hellenism & Gandharan Art 3. Mysteries of the Western Regions: Pioneering Zhang Qian & Han Dynasty Explorers 4. Buddhism’s Genesis: To the West … Continue reading Published: My Translation of “Civilizations on the Silk Road”
Morocco: Where the Sun Truly Sets (Excerpted from H.K. Chang's The Greater Middle East: Travelogue & Reflections) Translated by Bruce Humes in Collaboration with the Author (Map source: Nations Online Project) In the early 8th century, the commander of an Arab expeditionary force spurred his horse toward Tangier on the southern bank of the Strait of … Continue reading Morocco: Setting Foot in Tangier, the First Shiite Kingdom and Echoes of Du Fu
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