Those people Those things (Yi Bian Dan Mo Lu)

Author: Wang Mulan
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Art is the cornerstone of their bond, and art is the bridge of their friendship. With my pen, I narrate the stories that once happened between them. Why can our hearts remain calm and composed year after year, it is because we possess the past, and we yearn for it with boundless passion. I believe that Mrs. Shen treasures and meticulously preserves the people, the events, and the timeless figures and deeds, just like the mountains, seas, sun, moon, and stars, because her heart has always been filled with the sublime and genuine emotions of the world. There are many wonderful books in the world worth reading, and Mrs. Shen's compilation is one of them. As time flows, one after another classic and engaging stories come to life before people's eyes. Ah! It turns out that the correspondence of the masters is simple and plain in expressing emotions. In the letters from Lu Yangshao to Shen Roujian, passion and friendship blend together, evoking not only admiration but also a deeper sense of fervor. Care and relief, sorrow and desolation—those were the things of that era, no one could be certain, no one could say for sure. There is one thing that is (common): everyone turned the shared love for art into a silent action. Regardless of how (troubled and hidden worries) their respective circumstances were, the right path between friends remained faintly visible. Wang Mulan witnessed the familial affection between Shen Roujian and his "comrades," and with a sense of relief, she added color to her brushwork. The farewell after enduring (storms and) with Lin Fengmian symbolizes the spirit of overcoming difficulties together; the relationship with Zhang Leping, once colleagues, rose to the closeness of brothers; the inseparable friendships with Tang Yun, Guan Liang, Liu Yansu, and Lai Sheng, etc., all burst forth with artistic passion.