Empty Mountain Spirit Rain - The Dialogue Between Zhu Zi and 33 Famous Mountains

Author: Zhu Zi
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: If you want to find tranquility amidst chaos, to embrace the world in silence, this book is for you. If you wish to enter a realm untouched by the mortal world, this book is for you. If you want to pack your bags and journey to any mountain, this book is for you. If you are among the mountains, conversing with them, this book is for you. If you have visited any mountain and wish to relive its landscapes, this book is for you. If you want to hear the celestial melodies of Sarah Brightman or Enya from the words, this book is for you. If you want to see the empty mountain scrolls of the Eight Great Mountains from the words, this book is for you. If you wish to savor the Eastern philosophy of Laozi and Zhuangzi from the words, this book is for you. If you want to speak with your heart, to listen to what it says, this book is for you. If you are still on the path of self-discovery, this book is for you.
Zhu Zi's words carve a unique "Atmosphere Style." In today's world where poetry is desecrated and trampled, Zhu Zi's atmospheric words rise from the ground. The beauty of Zhu Zi's writing comes from her boundless imagination that soars above all. Her words are deeply influenced by Qu Yuan, Wang Wei, Li Bai, and Su Dongpo, embodying emptiness, mystery, magnificence, fantasy, freedom, and vastness. Since childhood, Zhu Zi's heart was steeped in the Classic of Poetry, Chu Ci, and ancient Chinese poetry, earning her the title of "Little Li He" at the age of sixteen. With a "purity obsession" for words, Zhu Zi breathes beauty, and so does the reader. A captivating aura, rooted in the distant classical charm, fills the air. Three thousand years of heritage confront you. The lingering fragrance is the proud beauty of solitude.
"To see the mountains with a heart that weeps blood, the sacred sound of the universe." Zhu Zi's innocence, depth, and the wisdom to gaze at the heavens and earth, her openness to the subtleties of the mortal world, leave one in awe. Literature, life—the noblest of passions. This beautiful world is both dreamlike and ever-present. Perhaps, you have crossed the path of your lifelong dream, and it was your last chance. Zhu Zi's words like mountain streams and flowing water are dedicated to those who share her spirit.
In the photo, you gaze at the inscriptions of three thousand years, drifting, wandering, the direction of the heart, endless. You turn your head and ask the solitary traveler. All day long on the road, where are you truly going? Nomadic around the globe, too many second homes. Through one tunnel, into another, who knows one's destiny.
Destined to be a wanderer, forever without a home. Zhu Zi, the nomad of the mountains, embarks on a soul journey through thirty-three famous peaks. A spiritual autobiography. "The world is one and only. The earth has given its best mountains and waters to this land. Every mountain and water has a soul. Each place is filled with love, unable to ascend to heaven."
Mount Wutai, Mount Jiuhua, Mount Putuo, Mount Emei, Mount Wu, Mount Wuyi, Mount Huangshan, Mount Lu, Mount Kunlun, Mount Himalayas, Lijiang, Jiuzhaigou, Mount Tiantai, Mount Tianmen, Mount Qiyun, Mount Wudang, Mount Tai, Mount Hua, Mount Leshan, the ten great Buddhist mountains, the four great Taoist mountains, the Three Mountains and Five Great Peaks—searching for one's soul. "My soul dwells in the sacred mountains and waters. Only mountains and waters can draw out my spirit. A lifetime is but a journey to find the soul. In every mountain, there is my ethereal emptiness, unwavering for nine deaths. Sometimes, I feel like Li He, carrying an ancient, tattered satchel, writing down every wondrous phrase and tossing it in. Even one line, and life is not in vain. When inspiration strikes, I look to the sky and whisper, 'Thank you.' In a past life, I was a poet, wandering through the mountains with songs. In this life, thanks to poetry, human dignity lies in the soul."
In every mountain, she converses with the mountain's spirit, transmitting hearts to hearts. "This music should only exist in heaven, words that do not shock are not worth dying for." This is the realm she pursues, and the joy bestowed upon her by heaven. Zhu Zi's unique words, born from boundless imagination, once again challenge her limits.