Cultural Jiangnan Notes

Author: Hu Xiangming
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Publish Date: 2007-02-01
Features: Jiangnan culture originated from the story of Wu Tai Bo and his brother Yu Zhong, who renounced the throne, by the shores of Taihu Lake. Yu Shan has a tomb, rich in hidden depths. The beginning has meaning: retrenchment and to nature, from the political center to cultural construction. Re-establishing a different kind of value. The starting point is like the ending. The scope of Jiangnan culture includes Suzhou, Changzhou, Runan, Hangzhou, Huizhou, Ming (Ningbo), Yue, and Mubei (Jiande), Tai and Wuxi (Jinhua), Wen and Kuai (Lishui). The trajectory of Jiangnan culture: starting from Suzhou, heading to Jinling, then to Hangzhou, and finally returning to Suzhou, before reaching Shanghai. A vivid metaphor: starting as an arrowhead, developing into a full and powerful bow, and finally shooting an arrow. This book is written in the form of essays, recording the author's research and reflections on Jiangnan culture. Although it covers only a small part, it reflects the vastness and depth of Chinese culture. The book fuses "classical and contemporary events into one pot," yet it is adapted for the author's use. It reads smoothly and vividly, without any obscurity, and is highly worth reading.