With love, there is everything -- Appreciating the famous works of Bing Xin

Author: Zheng Yishou, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-03-29
Features: Mr. Bing Xin was not only an outstanding literary master but also a loyal patriot. With his colorful brush, he sang the philosophy of "love," loving truth, goodness, and beauty, loving his country, his hometown, his family, and the people. He had a special fondness for maternal love and childhood innocence. He loved the magnificent rivers and mountains, flowers and trees, and had a particular affinity for the sea and roses. As his thoughts progressed, he later felt that she had "retreated and avoided into a narrow and confined family circle, describing and praising the 'love of humanity' that could not be realized in a class-based society." This was a leap in her intellectual understanding. Therefore, she also hated falsehood, evil, and ugliness, detested the backward, cruel, violent, and reactionary social forces and phenomena, including the corrupt Qing government, warlords, reactionaries, imperialism, and even the "Gang of Four." This stood in stark contrast to her "love" for Chairman Mao, Premier Zhou, and all progressive individuals and the new socialist forces. The appreciative essays in this book are concise, with each article focusing on analyzing only two aspects: either rational information, aesthetic information, or an introduction to a certain writing method. It avoids being overly comprehensive and aims to provide readers with tangible benefits. The specific content of this book includes essays, fiction, poetry, prefaces, postfaces, letters, and reflections on readings, among others.