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Some passages in life are eternal because they are short-lived. Because it ended at the right time, it will never end in memory.

This book is a collection of prose works by Li Hanrong, winner of the Baihua Literature Award and the Bingxin Literature Award. It focuses on the wonderful chapters selected for the nine-year compulsory education Chinese textbooks and the Chinese reading test questions for the high school entrance examination. It also includes some new works. His words are full of aura and have a strong and full sense of life, like flowers blooming above the clouds and below the earth's surface. When we are trapped in the corner of life, unable to escape or breathe in the dull reality, we can open this book and let our thoughts wander above the clouds, and our perception extends below the soil. It is as rich and clear as being in a mountain spring, washing away the fatigue and anxiety of the soul. Dedicated to every traveler who treks in a lonely place, facing the headwind and walking in a wider space and time.

The first essay on the theme of utensils, a dialogue across time and space. A hoe, a well rope, a whetstone... These simple old objects were once partners in my father's hands, the support of my mother's life, and the epitome of the scenery of my hometown. They tell the deep affection of the land and the stories of the years, and also engrave the joys and sorrows and perseverance of generations. Li Hanrong uses poetic brushstrokes to imbue these old objects with souls, allowing them to breathe again in words. They are silent, but they carry the destiny and dignity of a generation. Opening this book is like opening a door of memory, touching those fading times, and feeling the human fireworks and eternal warmth behind the artifacts.