Tang Shi Zeng - A Solitary Journey

Author: Tang Shicheng
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: In the era of globalization, how many "versions" does Tang Shicheng have? "The Tao gives birth to one; one gives birth to two; two gives birth to three." Tang Shicheng 1.0, as a renowned journalist for Xinhua News Agency, held privileges, seized the moment, and had a bird's-eye view, sending faxed photos from the battlefield in time; Tang Shicheng 2.0, a best-selling author, with his books "Return to Baghdad" and "I Was a Farmer in the USA" printed in one go for 150,000 copies each, and "My Normandy" printed in one go for 200,000 copies. This book presents the brand-new 3.0 version of Tang Shicheng. In 2003, he embarked on a solo journey of 10,000 miles, starting from Beijing, crossing the Karakoram Mountains, Hindukush Mountains, Himalayas, Tanggula Mountains, and Kunlun Mountains, along the Yangtze River, Yellow River, Indus River, and Ganges River, traveling through Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, and Nepal before returning to China. He showcased "the world is flat" in a popular way and revealed the original structure of "earth, water, fire, and wind" with the wisdom of Buddhism. This book pioneers the 3.0 version of "linguistic-image writing," drawing on the democratic spirit of Western and European media. "To counter his dual dominance of 1.0 and 2.0, apart from the preface, he wrote not a single word, relying solely on '3rd-tier' photos to display the 'Tang Monk's Journey to India' of version 3.0." On top of more than 260 exquisite photos, a large number of figures from different fields and identities, such as Ji Xianlin, Li Zhaoxing, Zhou Guoping, Liu Xinwu, Cui Yongyuan, Kong Qingdong, Jiang Wen, Cui Jian, Jiang Kun, Zhao Tingyang, Liang Heng, Ke Yunlu, and Dai Jinhua, offer their critiques and witty remarks. Among them, the oldest are in their 90s, while the youngest is only 9 years old. They span borders, languages, cultures, races, and religions, unrestricted by genre, word count, or style, thereby breaking the "discourse hegemony" of one person speaking for themselves and creating an "open-ended work" where multiple voices clamor and diverse opinions compete.