The Intellectual History of the Cheongsam

Author: Wang Yuqing
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: Having ideas but not expressing them; nurturing a fleeting insight that always stays trapped within oneself—such frustrating "silence" and "gold" are useless even if abundant. When truly stifled, I would sometimes go to Peking University to vent my "ramblings" to a few young scholars teaching there. Gratefully, they found my "ramblings" quite interesting and encouraged me to write them down. Thus, as you see, there you have this collection.
Contents include: The History of Ideas in the Cheongsam, Distance, Sensuality, The Sandwich, Life, The Age of Sensations, Hoping for a Toilet, Why Not "Fragrance" Anymore?, Eastern and Western on an Envelope, Eastern and Western in Address, What Happens When Snow Melts?, "Does It Look Like?" vs. "Is It Good?", French People, Japanese People, Korean People.