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Six Chapters of a Floating Life (Translation and Annotation)

(qing Dynasty) Written By Shen Fu And Translated And Annotated By Hou Rongrong

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"Six Chapters of a Floating Life" is an autobiographical prose written by Shen Fu, a native of Changzhou (now Suzhou) in the Qing Dynasty, in the 13th year of Jiaqing (1808). The content takes the life of the author and his wife as the main line, describing the ordinary but interesting home life and what he sees and hears when he travels to various places. The text expresses one's own spirit and is informal, reflecting the elegant life taste of the ancients and the diverse aesthetic elements of traditional culture. It is still one of the popular books read by the public readers. "Six Chapters of a Floating Life" has been included in our company's key series "Chinese Reading Recommended Series". The version used is an old resource, with only simple annotations and a small length. Since the text of "Six Chapters of a Floating Life" is in classical Chinese, simple annotations are far from enough for young readers. This time, the book has been fully upgraded, relevant scholars have been invited to re-write detailed annotations, and the full text has been translated into vernacular, making it easier for young readers to understand and study the original work. In addition, an article titled "The Chronicles of the Ryukyu Kingdom" (i. E. "The Chronicles of the Sea"), which was newly discovered in recent years and has been verified by scholars to be the original manuscript of the lost "Nakayama Chronicles", has also been added. It has been annotated and translated, so that this book contains the latest academic achievements in the study of "Six Chapters of the Floating Life".