Penning Through the Years: Recollections of a Subsection Editor (Fig)

Author: Chen Zhao
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Publishing Date: 2002-03-01
Features: This book is divided into two parts: "Autobiographical Sketch" and "Comrades and Friends." It includes topics such as "My Experience with the Supplement," "Recollections of the Site of the First National Congress and South Lake," "My Connection with Dream of the Red Chamber and Golden Lotus," and "My Relationship with Culinary Culture." It captures the fleeting memories of the past through the lens, offering them to fellow enthusiasts, while distilling and summarizing personal experiences to share with later generations. The author has long served as an editor for the supplement Morning Flowers of the Liberation Daily. During his editorial career, he has met numerous writers and scholars both domestically and internationally. Additionally, he has conducted research in areas such as Dream of the Red Chamber, Golden Lotus, and Chinese culinary culture, leading to frequent interactions with scholars and experts in these fields. This book is primarily based on these two aspects, divided into "Autobiographical Sketch" and "Comrades and Friends." The former recounts the author's personal life and his diverse hobbies (writing, watching opera, seal carving, calligraphy, and painting), while the latter recalls his friends encountered during his professional work. As an experienced editor, he offers valuable insights for colleagues in related industries through his summary of the experience in running a supplement. Meanwhile, his recollections of contemporary scholars and writers provide numerous valuable literary historical materials, worthy of reference.