A diary of the lives of ordinary Chinese people and a spiritual history of folk artists. Those quiet lives and traditional memories are gradually fading away. How do Chinese people live and choose now? We traveled south and north, and got to know a female bookmaker from northern Shaanxi, a Taoist opera priest from Zhejiang, a beautiful dancer from Taiwan, and a Feng Shui master from Hunan. They adhere to the bottom line of being a human being and are also experiencing the ups and downs of the great era.
Reader comments
This book allowed me to see the persistence and wisdom of Chinese folk artists, and also reminded me of the craftsmen I saw in my hometown when I was a child. I especially like the female booksmith in the book. It is really not easy for her to calm down and pass on traditional culture in an impetuous era. This book gave me a deeper understanding of Chinese traditional culture, and also made me cherish those disappearing beauties even more.
This book allowed me to see the persistence and wisdom of Chinese folk artists, and also reminded me of the craftsmen I saw in my hometown when I was a child. I especially like the female booksmith in the book. It is really not easy for her to calm down and pass on traditional culture in an impetuous era. This book gave me a deeper understanding of Chinese traditional culture, and also made me cherish those disappearing beauties even more.