"Chaoqiao Talks About the Past -- A Thousand Years of Eye Literature Series"

Author: Chen Siyi | Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Commonly known as "" (thousand-li eyes), but not heard of "" (thousand-year eyes). In fact, it is not so. Mr. Wang Chunyu has found it in Ming Dynasty notes for us, originally titled "" (thousand-year eyes), the name of a historical record by Zhang Sui of the Wanli era in the Ming Dynasty. Mr. Wang Chunyu removed one character, turning it into "" (thousand-year eyes), which is more concise and striking than the original name. Using it as the title of the historical essay series edited by Mr. Wang Chunyu and published by Shanghai Guji Press is even more ingenious and full of profound meaning. This book is a collection of historical essays by the renowned writer and journalist Chen Siyi. Mr. Chen Siyi has a deep passion for studying history. His essays pursue the realm of "reading widely without seeking deep understanding, yet finding joy and forgetting to eat when a moment of insight strikes." His thoughts and reflections are nothing but brilliant words, and his laughter, anger, and curses all become literature. Mr. Chen traverses past and present, drawing from both classics and history, integrating and comprehending, expressing it all in writing. Though the ink may fall on old history, the intent lies in the present. The entire book is written in a fluent and unrestrained style, leaving readers with a lingering aftertaste and reluctant to put it down.