Lao Can's Travels
by Liu E
About This Novel
"Lao Can's Travels" is a work handed down from generation to generation that is highly praised by Hu Shi, Wang Guowei, Lin Yutang and others. The novel takes the travels of a quack doctor as the main line, and humorously depicts the social beings in a specific environment. The opening chapter uses symbolic writing to point out the subtle relationship between individuals and times, and then goes on to write about the scenery of Daming Lake, Wang Xiaoyu's storytelling, the hatred of honest officials, a strange case, the frozen Yellow River, love and enlightenment... It has the fantasy of worldly novels, the insights of psychological novels, and the passion of martial arts novels. Some people think that its chapters are like bricks and tiles of Qin and Han Dynasties. They look exquisite individually, but together they do not make a full story. But if you read the content carefully, you will find that the beauty of it is that it is unconventional, written in a willful and unrestrained way. The innovative descriptions of sights and sounds are still textbook level today.
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Official(1)Scraped 19d ago
It's quite charming when you look closely.
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Official(1)Scraped 19d ago
It's quite charming when you look closely.
