"Passenger of the Forbidden City"

Author: Wang Chongxiao
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: This book (Ming Dynasty Edition) revolves around the residents of the Forbidden City—Zhu family—presenting the destinies and human nature of those connected to them. With delicate brushwork and abundant sentiment, the author allows readers to savor the richness and emptiness of the characters, even capturing the subtle glances that pass through their eyes during moments of sorrow. A compassionate heart is revealed here. It is through this that he transcends the flow of time, delves into the inner world of those characters, and narrates their stories. The great architecture has finally become an immortal symbol—the vast historical city. From the day it was born, it seemed destined for the people within it to merely be hurried passersby in its empty interior. Perhaps, during the filming of the documentary The Forbidden City, as the author wandered among the silent palace walls, those fleeting glimpses, the sorrow of passersby, lingered in his ears until they flowed from his pen.