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Books by Qiao Zhenshi
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The Story of Laozi: A Thousand Years on the Back of a Green Ox 老子传：青牛背上的千年
A plum tree on Zhongnan Mountain that has transmigrated across 8,100 years becomes a vessel for the codes of civilization: from the first stirrings of the word “hidden” when Laozi rode an ox and expounded the Dao, to quantum scientists deciphering the Dao De Jing within the genetic code; from the brushstrokes of “integration” as Beihong painted horses in Southeast Asia, to virtual roots growing in the metaverse. With “the grain of the tree is the trace of the Dao” as its central image, the work
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The Murky Waters of Tai Chi 太极这滩浑水
In this novel, Qiao Zhenshi creates the figure of Wang Yingjun, the “traitor” long shunned by the tai chi community. The author turns the community's absurd antics into comedy routines, and writes about martial-world feuds as if they were brawls in a back alley. Every line brims with a devil-may-care spirit, poking self-proclaimed masters where it hurts and tearing away the covers that hide the rot in tradition. By the end, readers are left chuckling as they chew over the bitter aftertaste: the
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The Spirit Realm's Counterpath: A Maze of Shadows 灵界逆途：幽影迷局
This is a vast, boundless world of immortals and heroes known as the Ling Huan Continent. Cultivation sects abound across the continent, each holding sway over its own territory. Alongside the righteous sects, demonic forces lurk in the shadows, plotting to overthrow the existing order. The Ling Huan Continent is home to all kinds of spiritual ley lines, secret realms, and ancient ruins, concealing countless opportunities and dangers. Different races, including humans, demons, and witches, live
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Dreams Beneath the Miluo River: The Biography of Qu Yuan 汨罗沉梦：屈原传
“When the flames of Yingdu consumed the lingering echoes of the Nine Songs, he used his flesh and blood as ink, carving the defiant words ‘Though I die nine times, I will not regret it’ onto bamboo slips by the Yuan and Xiang rivers. When the waves of the Miluo River drowned the cries for reform, history became a canvas spanning a thousand years, and the quest of ‘The road ahead is long and far’ was reborn in every tree ring as the undying soul of Chu. This is an epic written with the solemn wei
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The Faded Umbrella of the People 褪色的万民伞
The Faded Umbrella of the People centers on “rogue heroes protecting cultural treasures.” It uses the language of the streets to demystify high culture and grassroots ingenuity to fight technological forgery. Amid the jokes and angry tirades, it delivers a multifaceted satire of cultural relic protection, the attention economy, and cultural hegemony. Wang Dadan is no traditional hero; he is the embodiment of millions of ordinary people who can “tell the real thing from a fake and call a fake wha
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One Glance to Capture the Soul 一眼抓住灵魂
The most badass way to live isn’t to become capital’s perfect ideal. It’s to bounce around like a cat with a bad leg in the cracks between steel and concrete, letting everyone who passes by see that a little flawed warmth is more damn alive than any code promising immortality.
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