New Stories of the World -- Chatting with Old Man Miao

Author: Huang Miaozi
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: "Miao Laohàn Cháotiān" (Miao Old Man's Chat) is a selected collection of short essays and dating back to the author's 1970s. Throughout his life, he has encountered many good people and few bad ones, befriending scholars, writers, painters, performing artists, musicians, childhood friends, and old neighbors. Among these, there are scholars like Ye Gongchuo, Chen Yinque, Qi Gong, and Wang Shixiang; writers such as Guo Moruo, Yu Dafu, Nie Guangnu, and Wu Zuguang; painters like Qi Baishi, Xu Beihong, Ding Cong, and Huang Yongyu; performing artists and musicians such as Mei Lanfang, Shi Hui, Hou Baolin, Dai Ailian, and Zhang Quan. The author shares the "good, odd, cool, and extreme" qualities of these individuals with readers.
"Miao Laohàn Cháotiān" is a selected collection of short essays and dating back to the author's 1970s. The author states: "In my lifetime, I have met many good people and few bad ones, and the scholars and friends I have known are all good, odd, cool, and extreme individuals. Among these, there are scholars like Ye Gongchuo, Chen Yinque, Qi Gong, and Wang Shixiang; writers such as Guo Moruo, Yu Dafu, Nie Guangnu, and Wu Zuguang; painters like Qi Baishi, Xu Beihong, Ding Cong, and Huang Yongyu; performing artists and musicians such as Mei Lanfang, Shi Hui, Hou Baolin, Dai Ailian, and Zhang Quan; as well as my childhood friends and old neighbors. The author shares the "good, odd, cool, and extreme" qualities of these individuals with readers.