In the market, talk

Author: Wang Dingding
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: How lively the market is! Think of the works by Dutch painter Aertsen, beautifully depicting shelves filled with chicken, duck, fish, dried fruits, and fresh produce, with freshly slaughtered cattle and sheep hanging above, and fresh eggs piled below. In the dim background of the market stands the woman accused of adultery by Jesus Christ. Compared to the emerging life of the new urban bourgeoisie, the doctrines of the Bible seem so pale. What is the theme of the dialogues and speeches throughout this collection? I think it should be called "The Tree of Life Endures." However, if we were to use this phrase as the title of the book, it would seem quite strange. "Life" is a verb, not a noun, so it is also translated as "living." It tells us that theory must face life; otherwise, it loses its vitality and becomes the kind of thing criticized by Mr. Wang Jing'an as "credible but unlovable."