Because the current situation can change

Author: Shan Shilian
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: No matter how short an article or how small a publication, it is a public domain, and it is unlikely that any article has no readers at all. If we acknowledge that authors have no right to waste readers' time, then Sainte-Beuve's diligence and Lessing's seriousness are the professional ethics that columnists must possess. In today's world where articles are everywhere and authors abound, writing has actually become increasingly difficult. As soon as someone claims that newspaper articles are easy to handle and that one can write several columns, I think on its own, readers should reject him. – Writing as Life
Mr. Luo Jizhu is the grandson of Luo Zhenyu. For many years, he has been collecting and organizing letters between Luo and Wang, with the motivation of defending his grandfather. In 1985, Zhonghua Book Company published The Complete Works of Wang Guowei: Letters, and in 2000, Dongfang Publishing House published Correspondence Between Luo Zhenyu and Wang Guowei, reviewed by Mr. Luo. These clearly show that Wang Guowei not only shifted from early admiration of Western learning to becoming a loyalist of the late Qing dynasty but was also merely an scholar, at least at one point, he actively participated in the political activities of the post-Qing court. Although his political concerns and participation are not enough to say there was an "alternative Wang Guowei," it is certain that our past understanding of Wang was too simplistic. – The of Time
This book is themed around "Themes and Styles of Modern Culture" and selects cultural/social reviews published by the author since 1998. The articles mostly focus on daily phenomena,, respect personal experience, bridge the past and present, both in China and abroad, transform social theory, and explore contemporary culture. The emphasis is on understanding, without hesitation to criticize, with clear arguments and comprehensive consideration. Although the writing's temporal and spatial environment and the reviewed subjects differ greatly, there is indeed an inherent consistency, reflecting the author's relatively clear and conscious cultural critique stance. All the articles are collected and published for the second time. They are organized into three sections: Ideas, Figures, and Actions.