The Lovers of Jadeite

Author: Li Li
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: Michelangelo's Florence, Murasaki Shikibu and Jun'ichiro Tanizaki's Kyoto, Brodsky's Venice. Li Li, who has lived abroad and loves traveling, has selected her recent travel-related articles and compiled this prose collection with elegant writing and profound cultural depth. It is not only about a woman's various experiences and reflections while traveling, but also about her rich spiritual journey: both her personal perceptions of the humanities, history, and geography of the world, and her visits to and remembrance of the past. To measure and explore this closely related global village with the heart rather than the feet is also an important journey in life. In Li Li's heart, there still remains a deeply rooted East, while years of living abroad have trained her in the West. These two aspects give her two pairs of eyes, allowing her to observe and reflect upon the places she has traveled, making her different from travelers who see the world with only one pair of eyes. When you open this book, it may very well be the beginning of a journey, and this will be a journey unlike any you have experienced before. Li Li invites you to travel with her.