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Jin Kemu, poet, essayist, translator and scholar. He has deep research on Sanskrit and Indian culture. Together with Ji Xianlin, Zhang Zhongxing and Deng Guangming, they were once known as the "Four Elders of Yanyuan". He wrote many books throughout his life, such as the academic works "History of Sanskrit Literature", "Collection of Indian Culture", "Collection of Old Learning and New Knowledge", translated works such as "Gaul-German Customs", "Selected Ancient Poems of India", "Three Hundred Verses to Hari", poetry collections "Bat Collection", "Rain and Snow Collection", novel collections "Old Nest Traces", "Unforgettable Shadow", essay collections "Old Things in Tianzhu", "Collecting Mud from Swallow's Mouth", "Bookstore Monologues" and so on. This book is a selected collection of Jin Kemu's prose, and is included in the Prose Collection Series of Modern and Contemporary Chinese Famous Masters. Xie Mian, professor of the Chinese Department of Peking University, once commented: "It is generally appropriate to say that the style of Jin Kemu's prose is a reflection of his personal style. ... Wisdom, humor and calmness. Reading Jin Kemu makes people feel calm and have a kind of enlightenment. But it is not far away from the world..."

Mr. Jin Kemu's "Collection of Old Learning and New Knowledge" was first published in Sanlian Bookstore in 1991. It contains several reading essays and notes written by the author in the 1980s, 1990s and 1930s and 1940s. Mr. Jin is a cultural master. His academic research covers many fields, and his hobbies span Chinese and Western ancient and modern arts and sciences. The short essays in this book range from Indian philosophy to Chinese culture, from classical poetry to "Gestalt" psychology. They may seem complicated, but they are a concentrated expression of the author's lifelong efforts to solve cultural mysteries and explore new cultural knowledge. After reading many articles today, I still feel that they are innovative and inspiring, full of strong curiosity and the strength of my thoughts to explore the world.