Are there big, famous pre-modern pandemics recorded in Asian historical sources? All the ones I’ve read about are European (Antonine, Justinian, Black Death)
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Just happened upon a Moon Festival story that references a pandemic
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Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! I am eating savory Shanghai-style mooncakes right now. While I eat let me tell you all about the rabbit in the moon and why the rabbit is a god for queer folks. Follow this thread for my quick on-the-fly summary/translation of the original folktale
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I believe that Hojoki(?) is set in the aftermath of a plague.
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