JJWXC catalogue
Books by 夜拾嫣
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The Book of Bone-Eating 食骨記
While filming a documentary about the food of an ancient town, modern food critic Chen Mo fell down a well while trying to capture a pot of freshly made cured-bone soup. When he woke up, he was on a street in Yangzhou during the Daye era of the Sui dynasty. With a silver soup spoon in hand, he began a supernatural culinary journey spanning six dynasties. At the Sui night market in Yangzhou, he met an old woman selling "gold-coin crab cakes." The cakes' fragrance clung to the ghost of a young wom
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Two Flowers on the Red Stage 红氍毹上两生花
During the golden age of Cantonese opera in Republican-era Guangzhou, Su Yao of the Fengming troupe and Lin Yue of the Yuming troupe met as rivals performing "Farewell My Concubine" and "Mu Guiying Takes Command." Su Yao's clear singing conveyed sorrow, while Lin Yue's graceful movements revealed her inner strength. They were fierce rivals on stage and kindred spirits off it, secretly vowing to "be together in every life." But Su Yao's heart disease worsened. Concealing her condition to fulfill
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A Gemologist’s Work Diary: All Ten National Treasures Are Hopeless Romantics 珠宝学家打工日记：十件国宝竟全是情种
Hey, hey! Lin Shutong, the jewelry researcher who lives across from our complex, the girl who always wears that old silver bracelet, has been telling me all sorts of interesting things lately! Theme: This work follows jewelry scholar Lin Shutong's research and uses personified national treasures to chat about the stories behind ten famous Chinese jewels, including the He Shi Bi and the Marquis of Sui's pearl. Rather than glorifying the material value of jewelry, it focuses on the human feelings
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