Dong Qiao's Essays

Author: Dong Qiao
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Publish Date: 1998-01-01
Features: The painting theme "Autumn Garden's Miscellaneous Flowers" is elegant and serene. Mr. Qi, upon appreciating the artwork, couldn't help but reminisce about the splendor and refinement of every blade of grass and tree in the Cuojin Garden in his youth, and was thus inspired. Cuojin Garden was the residence of Prince Gongzhong, Yi Su, during the Qing Dynasty. It was once pawned to a Western church and later reclaimed by Prince Pu after a lawsuit. The garden where he settled is known for its winding corridors, pavilions, and lush flora. Mr. Tai Jingnong remarked that while the place was impressive, it also carried an air of ancient desolation. This book is Dong Qiao's prose collection, primarily including essays such as "A Brief Note on Autumn Garden's Miscellaneous Flowers," "On Taste," "Hearing the Three-Dimensional Nostalgia," "Reading Gardens," "Keynes's Hands," "Prospects in the Mirror," "Crows, Swallows, and Ancient Trees," "Going Back Is for the Past!," "A Letter to My Daughter," "Roots," "Wang Tao's Mood," "Only Jingting Remains, Still This Willow," "Yang Zhenning's Inspiration," "This Generation's Affairs," "Lighting the Back Garden," "People Who Enjoy Culture," "A Cultural History Scattered on the Sofa," "Let's Have Afternoon Tea!," "The Entire Room Is Filled with Spring!" "Mr. Browning's Buttered Bread," "A Collector's Thoughts," "I Didn't Promise to Give You a Rose Garden," "Springtime Affairs," "A Joke Written Upon Receiving a Friend's Letter," "At the Book Window," "The Stubbornness of Quiet Observation," "New Shadows of Lanterns," "Essays Are Like Wine," "Notes on Spring," "The Consciousness of Radishes and Cabbages," "A Half-Page on Britain and Japan," "Reflections on the End of Summer and a Letter to Old Friends," "As Observing Fire and Water," "Not About Elegance or Vulgarity," "Willow Bark and Salicylic Acid."