Passenger of the Forbidden City

Author: Wang Chongxiao
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: This book (Ming Dynasty Edition) revolves around the residents of the Forbidden City— the Zhu family—presenting the destinies and human nature of those associated with them. With delicate brushwork and abundant sentiment, the author allows readers to perceive the richness and emptiness of the characters, even down to the subtle glances that pass through their eyes during moments of sorrow. A compassionate heart is revealed here. It is through this that he manages to transcend the flow of time, delve into the inner world of those characters, and narrate their stories. The great architecture has finally become an immortal symbol of this vast historical city. From the day it was born, it seemed destined that those who lived within it would merely be hasty passersby in its vast emptiness. Perhaps, during the filming of the documentary The Forbidden City, as the author wandered beside the silent palace walls, the fleeting glimpses and the sorrow of the passersby lingered in his ears until they flowed out from his pen. This book (Ming Dynasty Edition) revolves around the residents of the Forbidden City— the Zhu family—presenting the destinies and human nature of those associated with them.