Century Evening Breeze (Riverside Musings)

Author: Shanyuan
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Publish Date: 2000-10-01
Features: "Long River" is a vibrant and majestic term and imagery. The moment we mention it, we think of rolling waves like mountains, frothy spray like snow, the vast sound of the river, and its long and profound origins. It also brings to mind the long history and the rise and fall of the Chinese nation over five thousand years. The "Long River Essay Series" is like a stage and a platform, inviting heroes and scholars from all over the country to come and showcase their talents. The aforementioned need not be elaborated upon. Xu Yan's "Chang'an Book City" presents clear and engaging words, with extensive references. Jia Mengwei's "Elegy for Fair Women" conveys deep and moving emotions, both sorrowful and beautiful, which will surely make readers chat and laugh while holding the book. This book records some of Shanyuan's essays, attempting to select interesting people and events from the complex history of the late 20th century, striving to recreate the late Qing Dynasty in historical context, inject new reflections, and express personal observations and thoughts in the form of essays and sketches. The works in the book include: "Also on Empress Dowager Cixi," "The Bachelor's Mansion," "Inviting Spring to Cross the Jade Pass," "Empress Dowager's Weng Tonghe," "Zhang Zhidong, the Master of Eight Strategies," "The Tragedy of Hu Xueyan," "Winning the Wild Village Where Wild Pigeons Fly," and so on.