Human trivialities

Author: Huang Miaozi
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: "Miao Laohan Chat" is a selected collection of short essays and dating back to the author's 1970s. The author shares stories about changes in customs, historical anecdotes, wild tales of the Republic of China, modern figures, and the tragedies of the Cultural Revolution. He discusses the past of Beijing, the vicissitudes of Hong Kong, the taverns of Shanghai, and the old tales of Chongqing. He talks about sending out the kitchen god, naming conventions, bathing and shaving, tattooing, riddles and divination, and interesting anecdotes about sexual customs. The performances of the "Gang of Four" and their lackeys, as well as the experiences of ordinary people during the Cultural Revolution, are portrayed by the author with either wit or profound reflection.