Zhang Boju, a tourist in Beijing

Author: Zhang Qingjun (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book mainly discusses:
- The horse's head is big
- A fine gentleman in a turbid world
- Not living a life of drunken oblivion
- The last circle of scholars
- Reading with a red sleeve by night
- Wasting oneself for love
- Spending a thousand gold pieces for collecting
- A piece of ice heart in a jade pot.
This book portrays the rich image of cultural celebrity Zhang Boju, who is innocent and straightforward, treats money as dung; he despises the petty intrigues in official circles and remains untainted by the mud; he uses his life savings to collect antiques, eventually donating all of them to the country, not considering it a private matter; he has endured the harsh winds and rains of the Cultural Revolution but still holds a deep love and admiration for the New China, contributing to the revitalization of its cultural cause.