Notes on the Small Window
by (ming Dynasty) Chen Jiru, Translated And Annotated By He Pan
About This Novel
"The Secret of Small Window", "Evening Talk Around the Fireplace" and "Cai Gen Tan" are also known as "the three great books on life". "Cai Gen Tan" is better for its profoundness, "Night Talk around the Fireplace" is better for its plainness, and "The Story of a Small Window" is better for its colorfulness. The whole book is divided into twelve chapters: "awake, emotion, steepness, spirit, element, scenery, rhyme, wonder, beauty, heroism, law, beauty". He writes down the scene in front of his eyes and the emotions in his heart, including the way of life that "makes people happy at first acquaintance, rather than the boredom that lasts forever", the leisurely attitude of "how happy life has been since ancient times", and the charming and wonderful thoughts about singing birds, famous flowers, clear springs and white rocks. The language is sharp and beautiful, every word is precious, looking for happiness and true meaning in the seemingly useless leisure, describing all kinds of interests in life, and the taste is far-reaching. Imagine making yourself a pot of good tea in the lazy afternoon, sitting in front of the flowers and trees with dappled light and shadow, or reading a few pages of "The Secret of the Small Window" under the moonlight, and dreaming of the sound of the spring water.
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