“Sons of Heaven” by Craig Clunas
In modern Chinese, guojia, commonly translated as “country” or “state”, joins guo to jia, “family”. Popular sayings make the connection sound reassuring: “When the family is harmonious, all things prosper”; “The foundation of all under Heaven lies in the state; the foundation of the state lies in the family.” Peace. Craig Clunas’s Sons of Heaven:…
