Editor’s note for Tuesday, May 4, 2021
A note from the editor of today's The China Project Access newsletter.
My thoughts today:
Today is May 4, the 102nd anniversary of the day in 1919 when thousands of Chinese students marched in Beijing to protest the outcome of the Versailles Peace Conference, which allowed Japan to occupy former German concessions in China. A good day to reread an essay by particle physicist and writer Yangyang Cheng two years ago: Protesting in the name of science: The legacy of Chinaโs May Fourth Movement.
Here is news that may bring joy to spider nerds, Beijingers, and rock fans of a certain age (ahem): Chinese arachnologist Lรญn Yรจjiรฉ ๆไธๆฐ has discovered four new species of spider, and named them after โ16th-century Chinese naturalist Lว Shรญzhฤn ๆๆถ็; the actor and director Jiฤng Wรฉn ๅงๆ; and his favorite rock artists โ Luรณ Qรญ ็ฝ็ฆ and Bon Jovi.โ Sixth Tone has the story.
Our word of the day is Bon Jovi spider (Episinus bonjovi): ้ฆไน้ฃไบๆ่ bฤngqiรกo fฤi yรบn bฤn zhลซ.
โJeremy Goldkorn, Editor-in-Chief
