Six Records of a Floating Life

Author: Shen Fu (Qing Dynasty), edited by Deng Shijie
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Publishing Date: 2002-09-01
Features: "Six Records of a Floating Life," a classic literary masterpiece, is a renowned work by Shen Fu, a famous writer of the Qing Dynasty, highly praised by prominent figures such as Lin Yutang and Yu Pingbo. The entire book is written in the form of a memoir, vividly recording the joys and sorrows, joys and sorrows of his life. The writing is bold and elegant, stirring the heart and soul. The book delicately describes the secret joys of the inner quarters and the profound love between husband and wife across life and death. It also records in detail the extraordinary anecdotes of his travels abroad and compiles the health preservation secrets of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. Some parts of "Six Records of a Floating Life" have been selected for middle school Chinese textbooks and were once designated as required reading for secondary students by the Education Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.