Brenton Sullivan is a 2018-19 US Fulbright Senior Scholar hosted by Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica in Taiwan. His research is focused on the history of Buddhist institutions in Tibet and the history of Sino-Tibetan relations. He teaches courses on East Asian religions at Colgate University in New York.
Admiring this living room in this guesthouse in Xincheng, minutes from the gate of Taroko Gorge, I am forced to consider what a villager from, say, northeastern Tibet/Western China would do with such space!