Jiangnan Visits the Ancient Sites

Author: Hu Xudong
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: This book revolves around the famous scenic spots and historical sites in Jiangnan, using literary imagery to reorganize the lives and deeds of historical figures, compiling scattered fragments and broken bricks into a new historical record, and uncovering the historical significance hidden between mountains and waters. The cultural and historical connotation is the essence and soul of a scenic spot, and the author's role is to dig a time tunnel connecting the present and the past, allowing modern people to dialogue with ancient sages, listen to their wisdom, and feel their sentiments. By doing so, they can share joys and sorrows with the sages, continuing the sacred flame of five thousand years of Chinese civilization.
This book revolves around the famous scenic spots and historical sites in Jiangnan, using literary imagery to reorganize the lives and deeds of historical figures, compiling scattered fragments and broken bricks into a new historical record, and uncovering the historical significance hidden between mountains and waters. The main chapters include "A Journey to the Hometown of Li Bai in Southern Anhui," "Three Poems of Huizhou Charm," "Jiangnan Village," "Autumn at Pingshan Hall," and "Bathing in the Breeze of Putuo Mountain." It attempts to use contemporary humanistic sentiments and modern civilizational concepts to meticulously construct a time tunnel leading to ancient times, gathering the poetic pages scattered across Jiangnan by the "wind of the Tang and Song dynasties," listening to the footsteps left behind by the sages in Jiangnan's small towns, and searching for ancient gate towers, ancient lanes, ancient ferry crossings, and the thousand-year-old stone bridges that still echo clearly today.
The entire book is highly artistic, with delicate brushwork that is neither lacking in grandeur nor devoid of strength, and with a lyrical yet robust tone. It interprets the philosophy of life, experiences aesthetic scenarios, and deeply and vividly portrays the rich and complex humanistic heritage of Jiangnan.