A Popular Introduction to Chinese Classical Literature -- The Travels of Lao Can

Author: Liu E
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Publishing Date: 2000-06-01
Features: This book is a successful novel. The deeds of the protagonist, Lao Can, practicing medicine and traveling to various places, reflect the author's strong desire to cure the nation and save its people. The book exposes the corruption of late Qing politics and the harm inflicted on the people by "honest officials," a pioneering achievement in Chinese literary works. The book's language is vivid and fluent, with exquisite descriptions of scenery and psychology, praised by critics over the past century, with some chapters even selected for inclusion in language textbooks. Due to historical limitations, the book contains some discussions attacking the Boxers and the Revolutionary Party, as well as content promoting superstition, which readers should discern and discard.