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Author: Zhang Licheng
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: Mook Dukou is edited by Zhang Licheng, a "famous cultural figure in Beijing" (industry jargon), as a comprehensive humanities and social sciences publication. Taking the meaning of "a large reading warehouse," it generally releases a new issue every two months. The series focuses on in-depth reporting of cultural events and figures with significant impact on contemporary society, recalling and uncovering cultural hotspots, and conducting entertaining analyses and explorations of literary books, film and television works, and popular music. It provides readers with rare textual specimens and delightful reading experiences. In terms of content and design, it is regarded as the most valuable magazine book in the current "Mook publishing trend." The editorial policy of Dukou is "present the facts without arguing the principles." The works included in it are medium-length readings, ranging from 5,000 to 50,000 words in length. In terms of content, Dukou emphasizes non-academic, non-fiction, seeking a balance between entertainment and taste. It explores people and events, details and topics, without delving into academic issues or publishing literary works. The selected book reviews, film critiques, and other genres emphasize entertainment, offering readers reading pleasure and intellectual depth through authentic appearances.
During the compilation, Dukou adheres to the principle of "Three Haves and Three Noths": being interesting, informative, and spirited, and avoiding being cost-conscious, lengthy, or leaving regrets. The most noteworthy feature of this issue, Antonioni and China," compiles the drafts of China Is Far Away, a documentary filmed over several years by Hou Yujing and Liu Haiping. These pieces meticulously document the historical details of Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni's filming of China in the 1970s. The authors interviewed all the participants from the original production team, retraced the filming route of China as it was in the past, and revealed a wealth of rare images of Antonioni and the film China.
The Relocation of National Treasures recounts the "small but extraordinary" story of the relocation of the Forbidden City's national treasures during the War of Resistance. The text avoids grand pronouncements or expressions of hardship and sorrow, instead presenting a calm, chronological account. The editor believes, "These writings overturned my previous reading experience of works on the same theme." The Birth of an Anti-Japanese Poetry Collection documents the editing and publication process of the largest anti-Japanese song collection to date, Voices of Salvation—A Collection of Anti-Japanese Songs During the War of Resistance in China. "The civil war that broke out immediately after the victory of the War of Resistance, as well as the ideological division and suppression across the Taiwan Strait that followed, led to most of this legacy being lost or sealed away. Retrieving those melodies is a way to commemorate that great era."