"Idle Ink Blooms: Lin Xingzhi's Second Collection of Musings"

Author: Lin Xingzhi
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Ten years ago, the martial arts master Jin Yong wrote editorials for the Ming Pao with his profound historical and cultural wisdom, leading the trend and receiving widespread acclaim. Today, the pen of Lin Xingzhi from the Hong Kong-based Knowledge Economy is regarded as essential reading. Zhang Wu Chang praises the two masterful pens in Hong Kong newspapers over the past forty years as Qian Liangyong and Lin Xingzhi. He says, Qian's articles and historical insights are outstanding, discussing politics through history, standing alone in the literary world. Lin Xingzhi, on the other hand, rarely uses history and more often employs theory, covering a wide range of topics with rich creativity. That is correct. Lin Shanshui's early works were straightforward and unambiguous, like a real battle, clearing the field, with no room for ambiguity. Later, he gradually softened his style, like seeing the southern mountains from a quiet pavilion, adding the sounds of water and trees beyond the affairs. This book includes essays such as "Professor A Luo Who Loves Poe," "The Tiger and Dragon Among the Jiangdong Youth," and "Names and Beards."