Jiangsu Old Scenes and Memories: Apricot Blossoms in Misty Rain

Author: Wang Xiaohua
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: If you are a wise person with time, sitting under the slanted afternoon sun, sipping a rich Biluochun tea, reminiscing about old photographs of bygone days, isn’t that a delightful experience? If you are an engineer of the human soul, preparing lessons and teaching, both you and your students will gain both emotional and rational knowledge of history—what a rewarding read. If you are a young person with limited life experience and eager to acquire some historical knowledge, please join the era of visual learning; this is like KFC-style cultural fast food. If you are an entrepreneur, it is even more necessary to look at old photographs and captions during your leisure time. Displaying them in your bookshelf is also a trend during business discussions. If you are someone who overly focuses on reality, best not to browse such books, as the rise and fall, wealth and poverty depicted here may well reflect your tomorrow. This is a dream of old Jiangnan in misty rain. As a Song Dynasty poem goes, "How many tales of the rise and fall of the Six Dynasties are now part of the idle chatter of fishermen and woodcutters." This book is part of the series of "Old Shadows and Past Events of Provinces," and perhaps more provincial old photographs will be released in the future. In the chapters of this book, there are many old photographs—taken and published by Japanese "travelers" in various parts of China during the 1920s. For a country with expansionist ambitions, compiling such materials was highly beneficial in understanding China’s social conditions and customs.