"No matter how much I deny myself, I still envy her. She is young and weak. Out of weakness, she develops the desire to be strong; out of weakness, she behaves capricious and unyielding; out of weakness, she seems to understand but not understand everything in the world, but in the end, she cultivates a brilliant and confusing endless sea of flowers in the weak wilderness. This is the charm of weakness, but also the charm of youth."
——"The world is at hand, lying down is sleep. Here, I don't know what else to regret."
——The magnanimous and bright words are dedicated to every weak but fearless soul. May you reach the wilderness of your heart and sing loudly in the wind!
At the age of nineteen, she and her family first entered the Altai mountain pastures and ran a semi-mobile tailor shop and grocery store in the wilderness.
Herdsmen have lived in pursuit of water and grass since ancient times, and in order to survive, she and her family have continued to move with them - from pastures to deserts, Gobi, and even desolate ruins.
Stepping into a new land is empty but naturally rich. When a person has arms and legs and clear senses, he is free.
Everything can be created from scratch, bit by bit. This kind of land has no room for hypocrisy and pretense. Everything is so direct and real - the world is untamed and the senses are purely natural.
Even if life is forever abandoned and continued, as long as the sensitivity is still there, you can always discover new beauty worth remembering. At one time, he followed his family into the Altai mountain pastures, ran a grocery store and tailor shop, and lived with Kazakh herdsmen who lived in pursuit of water and grass.
Reader comments
This book is the second book by Teacher Li Juan that I have read (the first one is of course the super famous "My Altay"). The text is still beautiful and the writing is very vivid. However, I personally don't feel that "My Altay" attracts me. I don't know if it is because I am a little tired after reading two prose books in a row.
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The whole book tells the story of "our family" migrating and living with the nomads in five places: Kawutu, Balalz, Shayihengbulake, Qiaotou, and Red Land~
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After reading, I feel that the deep mountain pastoral areas of Altai are really beautiful~ But the people in the pastoral areas at that time were really miserable and lonely~ A stranger could look at Mr. Li Juan's ramen for a long time~ It is not easy to maintain a friendship~ When I go out to buy something, I have to ride a sledge for four hours to the Cocoto Sea 😂 Life was also very hard, with empty grasslands, bad weather, extremely cold temperatures... It was so difficult
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And the biggest inspiration for me from the whole book (is it an inspiration? It doesn't count, I can't find an adjective at the moment) is the awakening of my childhood memories~ I also lived a very interesting life when I was a child (I think). When I was a child, I really liked going to the fields to do farm work with the adults, ordering beans, corn, and peanuts🥜 Later, it became mechanized and I was no longer needed😖 I also liked to break corn. I seemed to be able to break 2 rows a day at that time~ Hahahaha, but it felt like it was not very good for my parents. Good memories, because it was really hard 😭 I was young, so I had choices when it came to work, but they didn't. Plowing the ground and watering were very boring. When breaking corn, they had to break it and finally transport it home. In addition to peanuts, they had to throw them away at the end. Peanuts and drying peanuts are very troublesome. Alas, my back hurts after doing it. The most uncomfortable thing is that after a year of hard work, these things are not valuable at all~ So our family doesn't farm anymore, and I haven't had the experience of farm work for a long time~
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There is also the description of the mother. I feel that Teacher Li Juan's mother is also a very capable person. She moved and lived in a pastoral area with her mother and daughter. I think my mother is the same, she is amazing, because my father has been working outside since I was a child, so my mother has always taken care of me at home. My mother does everything like installing the water heater, changing light bulbs, and moving things. Since I started working and living outside, I think she is so awesome 😂
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My mother also loves growing flowers. She has been doing this for several years. I remember that in the first year, it was very cold in my house in the winter and almost all of them died. But now, all the windowsills are covered with flowers🌹. Each one is huge, and the succulent one can grow a very large pot. It's really huge (but it's so big that it's ugly, hhh). I look at flowers wherever I see them, and even want to dig some back (but I've never implemented it, hhhh)
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After reading one book, I remembered some of my own bad things, which made me very happy. But I have to read something else next. I read two books of prose in a row, and I started to get a little distracted at the end 😂
This book is written based on a real background. Many of the writings are very vernacular, just like a diary, but the ability to write it down completely and construct it logically into a book is its strongest point. A book worth reading.
Teacher Li Juan's writing is simple, but from between the lines, I can truly understand what she saw and felt. That is a life that I, or most readers represented by me, have never experienced. I read "My Altay" before reading "Altay" Regarding the book "Le Thai's Corner", I can only say that no matter how many times I read it, I will always be touched by the charm of the text. After reading this book, I feel empty in my heart, but fortunately, Teacher Li Juan has contributed many excellent literary works to us. I will read them one by one. I would like to thank Teacher Li Juan.
Although the language is not gorgeous, and even simple and friendly, it is precisely because of this that we can better appreciate the happiness behind these simple words. Although the conditions are difficult, in the author's writing we see a contented and happy life.
I have lived around Nalati since I was a child. There are few Han people around and most of my neighbors are Kazakh. The scenery descriptions and character descriptions in the book bring my memory back to the scenes of my childhood. The author recorded it carefully, and I went deep into the situation to miss my Kazakh neighbors and classmates.
The text in this book is magnanimous, bright and natural, which made me feel the charm of Altay. The world described by the author is direct and real, without hypocrisy or pretense. As the book says, "The world is untamed and the senses are pure and natural." Even if life is not perfect, we can still find beauty in it. Highly recommended!
2025.8.27 Night
Off and on, mainly reading paper books and occasionally reading e-books. I have finished reading.
A few witty and straightforward people, and a difficult and real life of simple Kazakh herdsmen.
We all yearn for the vast world, we all live in small corners
This is the fifth book by Li Juan that I have read. It is always fascinating and brilliant.
It is a humorous and imaginative novel. Everything in the article is so simple and healing, allowing readers to deeply experience the feelings and imagination they have never experienced before.
The writing is beautiful and well written, with a very warm feeling. Every word wants to be filled with a sweet and greasy taste.
Beautiful, very beautiful, indescribably beautiful.
Very warm and delicate life
I like Li Juan's books
Like like like
Quiet, harmonious, interesting
Warm and healing words
It is truthful, objective and detailed.
I have bought three of Li Juan's books and am still willing to read them online.
Aunt Juan's books always make people calm down
Thank you Aunt Juan for your words, which allowed me to find some comfort and slowly reconcile with myself.
I want to read "Nine Snows", but it's not available on Tomato. When will the new one be released? Little Tomato
Li Juan is a spiritual writer!
Every book and every chapter of Li Juan is beautiful. It's so late to meet her.
I really like this kind of country book, full of simplicity and truth
The biggest advantage of this book is that it conveys hidden emotions in a secret way but can be felt by you.
A narrating little story, ordinary
The language is simple and unpretentious, and the emotions are sincere, as if I were living there with the author, on the grassland.
Do whatever you want, without any pressure or unnecessary thoughts. I just want to know what other interesting things will happen next. I'm looking forward to it.
I felt calm after reading it. It has strong local customs and humanistic care. It is worth reading.
This book is the second book by Teacher Li Juan that I have read (the first one is of course the super famous "My Altay"). The text is still beautiful and the writing is very vivid. However, I personally don't feel that "My Altay" attracts me. I don't know if it is because I am a little tired after reading two prose books in a row. - The whole book tells the story of "our family" migrating and living with the nomads in five places: Kawutu, Balalz, Shayihengbulake, Qiaotou, and Red Land~ - After reading, I feel that the deep mountain pastoral areas of Altai are really beautiful~ But the people in the pastoral areas at that time were really miserable and lonely~ A stranger could look at Mr. Li Juan's ramen for a long time~ It is not easy to maintain a friendship~ When I go out to buy something, I have to ride a sledge for four hours to the Cocoto Sea 😂 Life was also very hard, with empty grasslands, bad weather, extremely cold temperatures... It was so difficult - And the biggest inspiration for me from the whole book (is it an inspiration? It doesn't count, I can't find an adjective at the moment) is the awakening of my childhood memories~ I also lived a very interesting life when I was a child (I think). When I was a child, I really liked going to the fields to do farm work with the adults, ordering beans, corn, and peanuts🥜 Later, it became mechanized and I was no longer needed😖 I also liked to break corn. I seemed to be able to break 2 rows a day at that time~ Hahahaha, but it felt like it was not very good for my parents. Good memories, because it was really hard 😭 I was young, so I had choices when it came to work, but they didn't. Plowing the ground and watering were very boring. When breaking corn, they had to break it and finally transport it home. In addition to peanuts, they had to throw them away at the end. Peanuts and drying peanuts are very troublesome. Alas, my back hurts after doing it. The most uncomfortable thing is that after a year of hard work, these things are not valuable at all~ So our family doesn't farm anymore, and I haven't had the experience of farm work for a long time~ - There is also the description of the mother. I feel that Teacher Li Juan's mother is also a very capable person. She moved and lived in a pastoral area with her mother and daughter. I think my mother is the same, she is amazing, because my father has been working outside since I was a child, so my mother has always taken care of me at home. My mother does everything like installing the water heater, changing light bulbs, and moving things. Since I started working and living outside, I think she is so awesome 😂 - My mother also loves growing flowers. She has been doing this for several years. I remember that in the first year, it was very cold in my house in the winter and almost all of them died. But now, all the windowsills are covered with flowers🌹. Each one is huge, and the succulent one can grow a very large pot. It's really huge (but it's so big that it's ugly, hhh). I look at flowers wherever I see them, and even want to dig some back (but I've never implemented it, hhhh) - After reading one book, I remembered some of my own bad things, which made me very happy. But I have to read something else next. I read two books of prose in a row, and I started to get a little distracted at the end 😂
This book is written based on a real background. Many of the writings are very vernacular, just like a diary, but the ability to write it down completely and construct it logically into a book is its strongest point. A book worth reading.
Teacher Li Juan's writing is simple, but from between the lines, I can truly understand what she saw and felt. That is a life that I, or most readers represented by me, have never experienced. I read "My Altay" before reading "Altay" Regarding the book "Le Thai's Corner", I can only say that no matter how many times I read it, I will always be touched by the charm of the text. After reading this book, I feel empty in my heart, but fortunately, Teacher Li Juan has contributed many excellent literary works to us. I will read them one by one. I would like to thank Teacher Li Juan.
Although the language is not gorgeous, and even simple and friendly, it is precisely because of this that we can better appreciate the happiness behind these simple words. Although the conditions are difficult, in the author's writing we see a contented and happy life.
I have lived around Nalati since I was a child. There are few Han people around and most of my neighbors are Kazakh. The scenery descriptions and character descriptions in the book bring my memory back to the scenes of my childhood. The author recorded it carefully, and I went deep into the situation to miss my Kazakh neighbors and classmates.
The text in this book is magnanimous, bright and natural, which made me feel the charm of Altay. The world described by the author is direct and real, without hypocrisy or pretense. As the book says, "The world is untamed and the senses are pure and natural." Even if life is not perfect, we can still find beauty in it. Highly recommended!
2025.8.27 Night Off and on, mainly reading paper books and occasionally reading e-books. I have finished reading. A few witty and straightforward people, and a difficult and real life of simple Kazakh herdsmen.
We all yearn for the vast world, we all live in small corners
This is the fifth book by Li Juan that I have read. It is always fascinating and brilliant.
It is a humorous and imaginative novel. Everything in the article is so simple and healing, allowing readers to deeply experience the feelings and imagination they have never experienced before.
The writing is beautiful and well written, with a very warm feeling. Every word wants to be filled with a sweet and greasy taste.
Beautiful, very beautiful, indescribably beautiful.
Very warm and delicate life
I like Li Juan's books
Like like like
Quiet, harmonious, interesting
Warm and healing words
It is truthful, objective and detailed.
I have bought three of Li Juan's books and am still willing to read them online.
Aunt Juan's books always make people calm down
Thank you Aunt Juan for your words, which allowed me to find some comfort and slowly reconcile with myself.
I want to read "Nine Snows", but it's not available on Tomato. When will the new one be released? Little Tomato
Li Juan is a spiritual writer!
Every book and every chapter of Li Juan is beautiful. It's so late to meet her.
I really like this kind of country book, full of simplicity and truth
The biggest advantage of this book is that it conveys hidden emotions in a secret way but can be felt by you.
A narrating little story, ordinary
The language is simple and unpretentious, and the emotions are sincere, as if I were living there with the author, on the grassland.
Do whatever you want, without any pressure or unnecessary thoughts. I just want to know what other interesting things will happen next. I'm looking forward to it.
I felt calm after reading it. It has strong local customs and humanistic care. It is worth reading.