Paper travel

Author: Xue Bing
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: This book is written by Xue Bing and is divided into five sections, discussing travel books that emerged in the early 20th century. The books mentioned are all privately owned by the author, many of which are out of print and quite rare, even large libraries may not have them. Early travel books offer a glimpse into the style and atmosphere of the time and place, holding historical value. Chinese travel writing can generally be divided into two categories: one that focuses on recording events, and the other on expressing emotions. The so-called "fusion of scenery and emotion" is merely a cliché from middle school classrooms, as texts that are purely factual without emotion or purely emotional without scenery cannot be considered travelogues. I prefer the event-focused travel writing of the past. This book primarily covers travel-related texts published in the first half of the 20th century, with a focus on "travel" and occasionally touching on the interesting aspect of "journey." The illustrations in the book are mainly book covers and old photographs. Photos can be more direct and objective in reflecting things than text, and they may even preserve meanings that the photographer was not consciously aware of. I hope they will enhance the reading experience. This book is written by Xue Bing and is divided into five sections, discussing travel books that emerged in the early 20th century. The books mentioned are all privately owned by the author, many of which are out of print and quite rare, even large libraries may not have them. Early travel books offer a glimpse into the style and atmosphere of the time and place, holding historical value.