With the Vast Journey (New Cover)

Author: Zhou Zhenhe
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Publish Date: 2007-01-18
Features: Inspired by Zhuangzi's idea of "limitless knowledge," the author embarks on a journey of learning through libraries or wandering in nature, exploring books, literature, people, and history. He delves into stories that are neither too distant nor too close, yet little-known, blending humor with thought and critique. When introducing books, he often offers fresh perspectives; when evaluating people, he brings a historian's eye. Over the years, he has left indelible footprints, yet the forgotten people and events he highlights have become vivid. This endless journey is not easy, but it is immensely rewarding. The main content of this book includes:
A Brief Introduction;
The Transformation and Constancy of Chinese Culture;
Is Food for Eating or for Wearing?;
Shocking and Revealing: The Old Man of the Wilderness, the Transformative Traveler, and the Republic of China's Survivors;
If Qi Had Unified the World;
The Series of Succession Dramas in Chinese History;
Neither Allclusive nor Noneclusive, Neither Deep Words nor Shallow Words;
Turning Stone into Gold, Sieving Gold from Sand, and Gold on the Face;
Looking at the World with Open Eyes;
An Englishman Who Embraced Chinese Culture: John Fryer and His Catalog of Chinese Newspapers and Magazines;
From the Phillips Library to the Toyo Bunko;
Uniformity of Writing and the Guangyuan Dialect;
Is There a Formula for National Prosperity in Books?;
Strategies and Countermeasures;
Nonsense, Chinese-English Colloquialisms, and More;
Why Not Read the Geographical Records of Dynastic Histories?;
The Common Encyclopedic Dictionary by a Yellow-Race Author;
A Small but Significant Book;
Two Catalogs for Subscription from a Century and a Half Ago;
Selling Books in Japan;
Tracing Qin Shi Huang's Eastern Tour;
Autumn and Winter, Autumn and Winter;
The Bixie Facing West;
The Reading of Kuqi;
Annotations of a Hundred Poems on the Pipa and Bamboo Branches;
Interpreting Jiangnan;
Speculations on the Origin of Earth Drama; and many more.