I wrote stay calm, but have no intention to paraphrase the infamous meme based on a British World War Two poster. Rather, I want to call your attention to some of the aspects and minor (?) inconveniences you could face when setting out to a research in China’s Second Historical Archives (第二历史档案馆). It’s not all awful and gloomy and I’ll allude to some of the pleasant details of my experience during my week of stay in the “Southern Capital”.
