Jiangsu Old Scenes and Memories -- Peach Blossom Misty Rain

Author: Wang Xiaohua
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: If you are a wise person with time, sitting under the slanted afternoon sun, sipping a cup of rich Biluochun tea, reminiscing about old photographs of bygone days—wouldn’t that be delightful? If you are an engineer of the human soul, preparing lessons and teaching, both you and your students will gain both emotional and rational knowledge of history—what a rewarding read! If you are a young person with limited life experience and eager to acquire some historical knowledge, please join the era of visual learning; this is like cultural fast food in the style of KFC. If you are an entrepreneur, taking your leisure time, it is even more necessary to look through old photographs and captions. During business negotiations, displaying such books in your bookshelf is also a trend. If you are someone who overly focuses on reality, best not to browse through such books, as the rise and fall, prosperity and adversity within may well reflect your tomorrow. This is a dream of old Jiangnan in misty rain. As a Song Dynasty poem goes: "How many tales of the Six Dynasties’ rise and fall are now part of the leisure talk of fishermen and woodcutters." This book is part of the series "Old Shadows and Past Events of Provinces," and perhaps more books on old provincial photographs may be released in the future. In the chapters of this book, there are many old photographs, taken and published by Japanese "travelers" in various parts of China during the 1920s. For a nation with aggressive ambitions, compiling such materials was highly beneficial in understanding China’s social conditions and customs.