Three Thousand Down—A Broadway Girl's Pilgrimage to Her Native Tongue

Author: Shadow
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Publish Date: 2006-06-15
Features: My mood always returns to a state of zero and tranquility at the moment of curtain call and receiving applause. The noise on the stage, the clamor of the world, and all the sounds that the river whispers in the night will vanish. What is called phenomena cannot change the silent nature of this world. After everything disappears, only one thing remains eternal—that is the belief and passion of love. The souls of people who burn for love cast an unwavering shadow on the long river of history over the centuries. The passion of humanity in searching for love and the passion of dreams will be eternal. —The words of the immensely popular scholar Yi Zhongtian, who was instantly captivated by the one and only Shadow. A woman of extraordinary talent, Shadow, in search of her warrior! This is a reflection on love, a Broadway girl from America, with a theatrical perspective and a feminist viewpoint, seeking love long forgotten in the history and culture of the East and West. She wanders between her own and others' souls, reinterpreting the love of numerous figures such as Du Liangniang, Wu Zetian, Zhu Yingtai, Lolita, and the Green Snake with romantic and idealistic prose. Whether it is the demanding, yearning, attained, or unattainable love, or the profound, vast, obsessive, or innocent love—all of it is forever frozen in the long river of history,, leaving endless passion. This book includes stories such as "The Story of Jinsha," "Buddha's Color," "The Flowers' Affair," "The Tea's Aura," "The Shadow of Taoism," "Eve," "The Story of Gold," and "Du Liangniang."