About myself

Hi there! Welcome to my personal website! 😊 An interesting life leads to interesting work. I’m a Chinese creator based in Halifax with a background in social media, data analysis, and more—all driven by the same underlying desire: to create. I grew up in...

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Coffee House

Compared to Halifax, Lunenburg is a true small town with a unique vibe. The coffee shops here capture that essence—teacups replace paper cups, wooden tables...

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Chasing The Aurora

After class, a classmate mentioned the aurora might be visible tonight. Intrigued, we decided to go right away. We drove two hours to Burntcoat Head...

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Montreal

Big cities always carry a familiar air, and riding the metro through Montreal only deepened that sense. The city met my expectations without surprise. Yet,...

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Hiking In Long Lake

Not far from downtown, the trail is surrounded by tall pine trees and scattered lakes, giving it a distinctly local feel. It was drizzling lightly,...

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Book Reviews

History of North America Map by Map

This book covers the history of North America from the Stone Age to the present day. It is rich in pictures and easy to read,...

THE PERSIANS: Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern Iran

Iran has various oppositions, which are manifested in the division between the Persian era and the Arab era in time, the difference between the original...

The Collapse of China’s Later Han Dynasty, 25-220 CE: The Northwest Borderlands and the Edge of Empire

Content introduction: This book focuses on Liangzhou, a northwest region during the Han Dynasty, and analyzes how its natural and human geography created the region’s...

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

A Grand Tale with Some Glaring Gaps Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies is a bold swing at answering one...