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I'm TanTan.

I write.

My PhD research is about Sui Dynasty ruler-sangha relations; my essays are about everything else.

I photograph.

My photos speak another language; when they speak, I speak less.

I dance tango.

My tango speaks yet another language; when it speaks, I speak nothing.

Writing, photographing, dancing, when not sleeping or eating: the best life I can imagine.

Recent Essays

2026.2.7 Tianran Laughs 2026.2.5 Disposing of Mom's Stuff 2026.1.29 Two Silences 2025.12.29 Building No. 18 2025.12.16 How I Married Without Understanding Marriage
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With KeKe · 2026

Confucius Temple & Imperial Academy Confucius Temple & Imperial Academy Confucius Temple & Imperial Academy
Week 6 Confucius Temple & Imperial Academy 孔廟國子監
Prince Gong's Mansion Prince Gong's Mansion Prince Gong's Mansion
Week 5 Prince Gong's Mansion 恭王府

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KeKe
KeKe
Danny
Danny
Grandma
Grandma
Mom
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Dan, Yana & Danniel
Dan, Yana & Danniel
Miu
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Xihaigu
Xihaigu
The Old City of Jerusalem
The Old City of Jerusalem
The Dead Sea
The Dead Sea
Medieval Ghent
Medieval Ghent
Mandel, Mornings
Mandel, Mornings
Mountains & Monasteries, Barcelona
Mountains & Monasteries, Barcelona