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Author: Yan Wenjing
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Publish Date: 1998-01-13
Features: The author, Mr. Yan Wenjing, is a renowned writer in China. His works are often praised. He achieved such great success because he benefited from the good habit of reading books. When he was young, his family was not wealthy, and he didn't have money to buy books. He had to read the books on his father's bookshelf. From the age of 9 to 15, he finished reading several famous Chinese classics, such as Journey to the West, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Dream of the Red Chamber, Water Margin, and the complete Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio and Six Records of a Floating Life, among others. When the books on the bookshelf were finished, and there were no more books to read, he started reading works beyond his age and comprehension, such as Hu Shi's Collected Writings and the essay collection Science and Life View. This greatly helped improve his reading ability, enhance his expression skills, and enrich his imagination. During his primary and secondary school years, his essays were always among the top in his class, his grade, and even his entire school, often receiving praise and commendation. Therefore, he advocates that children can read books that are beyond their age and life experience. The more they read, the more unfamiliar characters, sentences, and meanings they encounter, the better they will gradually become at recognizing and understanding them. The author hopes that young readers can learn to discern from books and apply it to their own environment, distinguishing between the roar of a lion and the singing of demons wearing splendid crowns, to avoid being deceived.