When she was 5 years old, she was sold to a brothel by her parents. When she was 14 years old, she was taken as a concubine by a bachelor who was over 60 years old. After the bachelor's degree passed away, she returned to the brothel and wandered in the troubled times. Over the years, she became both talented and beautiful, and she was also concerned about the affairs of her family and country. She became friends and fell in love with many literati, heroes and heroes, and transformed from an ordinary woman of poor origin into a famous prostitute of her generation, the first of the eight beauties of Qinhuai.
Mr. Chen Yinke spent more than 20 years from conception to completion. He wrote "Farewell to Liu Rushi" in his later years when he was "blind and blind". His love and hate, honor and disgrace, gains and losses, sorrow, and wisdom are all in this book. Mr. Chen Yinke combed through the intricate historical documents of the late Ming Dynasty, carefully selected materials, meditated, and filled his writing with emotion, trying to restore the historical scenes three hundred years ago and create a lifelike image of Liu Rushi. The title and meaning are profound and far-reaching, integrating the emotions of grief and sorrow of the rise and fall of the family and country throughout the entire article, in order to commend our nation's independent spirit and free thoughts.
Reader comments
This book takes Liu Rushi as the protagonist and tells the story of her magnificent life. Although Liu Rushi came from a humble background, he has an indomitable will and a spirit of pursuing freedom, which is admirable. Mr. Chen Yinke's delicate brushstrokes make the character Liu Rushi lifelike, as if she is right in front of us. This reminds me of Du Shiniang in "Du Shiniang Angered and Sinking the Treasure Box", who was also in adversity but did not bow to fate. This book is not only a biography, but also a picture showing the vicissitudes of history, which is worth reading.
This book takes Liu Rushi as the protagonist and tells the story of her magnificent life. Although Liu Rushi came from a humble background, he has an indomitable will and a spirit of pursuing freedom, which is admirable. Mr. Chen Yinke's delicate brushstrokes make the character Liu Rushi lifelike, as if she is right in front of us. This reminds me of Du Shiniang in "Du Shiniang Angered and Sinking the Treasure Box", who was also in adversity but did not bow to fate. This book is not only a biography, but also a picture showing the vicissitudes of history, which is worth reading.