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Better reading than an infinite list. The sixteen articles included in this book, sentence by sentence, were all written by the author in a cafe in Taipei at fixed times and places over several years. Unbridled thoughts about those great works that should be read again and again, about the themes and values ​​of happiness that are being lost today, and even more about ourselves. Facing the infinite list of books and life, re-reading is rather a stop and turn back midway, to think clearly about what you want to get close to, what you see, and why you set out. Therefore, the so-called encounter is actually a guaranteed encounter: in the real world, good things disappear as quickly as they come. You have to search high and low and prepare yourself.

Commemorating the years wasted by generations. "Retrograde Collection" and its "After Sequel" are Chen Danqing's latest collection of essays. This book collects some of the author's essays in recent years, which have occasionally appeared in newspapers and books. The nine short drafts of "Free Talk" are an attempt at a new way of speaking; three re-talks about Lu Xun's speeches and three commentaries on the Olympic opening ceremony are in-depth elaborations of history and literature. It shows the author's unique feelings for Lu Xun and the entire Chinese nation. The writing is concise, fast and powerful. A long essay looking back at the 1970s, describing the desolate fate of several generations during the decade of catastrophe. The writing is objective and calm, which makes people feel emotional.

This book is a collection of the author's essays about history, culture and travel notes. The cultural category includes the author's memories of the past, and the works express a different kind of sentiment. This is a picture of life that is intimate, simple, unsullied and even somewhat "pre-modern". The travel essays include the author's travel notes about the UK, Syria and other countries. The author pays attention to the humanistic environment and living conditions of each city, and his writing style is vivid and fascinating.

The contents of this book are selected from the author's published words during the three months from August to the end of November 1936.

This book uses time as the axis, from Mayday's debut, hiatus, to entering the mainland market, becoming the king of concerts, and conquering the Bird's Nest. It selects its albums and iconic events as milestones, recalls the resonance that Mayday's music brought to listeners, analyzes the secrets behind Mayday's epic success, and incorporates the flow of social consciousness, the laws of the fan economy, and the popularity of rock and other pop music culture into the narrative process. Through this book, music fans can gain an in-depth understanding of Mayday's tortuous and exciting musical journey and stories since his debut, and at the same time look back on his youth. While the author tells the story in smooth and lively writing style, he also uses his deep understanding of popular culture to subtly embed taste and style into the text, making it easy to read without losing elegance.

This book is Wang Xiaofei's first collection of personal essays. The book has 160,000 words and 14 chapters, covering Wang Xiaofei's childhood growth, love and marriage, career development and other aspects. It also includes his thoughts on the relationship between Taiwan and mainland China in recent years. This book is Wang Xiaofei's true self-confession, with sincere emotions and detailed content. The lonely mood of childhood, the confused impulse of teenagers, the arrogance of youth, and the deep reflection after settling, every bit of the psychological journey from a young boy to a mature man are all presented in the book.

This book is a book about life aesthetics that uses solar terms as a guide to introduce vegetation, scenery, and seasonal food. It introduces the plants and trees corresponding to the twenty-four solar terms in detail, extending from plants to scenery, food, and crafts, and advocates living in compliance with the laws of nature and the life wisdom derived from nature. Starting from the natural scenery, we excavate relevant folklore allusions, capture the ingenious folk arts and seasonal elegance, share the authentic lifestyle, and write the wisdom and beauty of the solar term cultural inheritance.

Ru Zhijuan and Wang Anyi are rare mother-daughter writers in contemporary Chinese literary circles. They have a lasting and far-reaching influence in the literary world. In 1983, they were invited to participate in the "Iowa International Writing Project" in the United States. Later, they gave lectures and traveled to the east and west coast of the United States. Along the way, the two recorded what they saw, heard and thought. Their works are not only descriptions of exotic scenery, but also their "personal opinions" on various aspects of American society; their depictions of the Chinese American world, especially international students, and their descriptions of friendships with writers and literary friends. Time has passed, and the people and events in the book have already become a precious historical souvenir. Mother and daughter Ru Zhijuan and Wang Anyi visited the United States. Although the journey was the same, due to their different experiences, they had different feelings. Looking back at the past, there are very few books that can simultaneously capture the thoughts of two important writers of contemporary Chinese literature, and do so by recording trivial but intimate words such as the neon lights in Chicago, the frozen beef in Wal-Mart, and the knitted sweaters and jeans in the window. Such words unintentionally reflect the spiritual outlook of Chinese intellectuals at that time. Historical hindsight makes the contrast between the mother and daughter's perspectives in the book quite meaningful.

Xiao Hong is one of the "Four Talented Women of the Republic of China", the "Luo Shen of Literature in the 1930s", and her representative works are "The Field of Life and Death" and "The Story of Hulan River". "Xiao Jun" and "Xiao Hong" match, and together they mean "Little Red Army". Xiao Jun and Xiao Hong were both born in the Republic of China and lived together for a while after getting acquainted in their youth. Xiao Jun's appearance directly affected Xiao Hong's fate and triggered her to start literary creation. The two of them co-authored "Trek" in 1933. Later, due to the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Xiao Jun went to Yan'an, and Xiao Hong then went east to Japan to study, and the two separated. While in Japan, Xiao Hong and Xiao Jun had a long-term correspondence. This book collects the contents of the letters exchanged between the two during this period. Xiao Hong once said in her letter: "Isn't this my golden age? At this moment." Indeed, this is also the most stable and happy period of Xiao Hong's life.

The more than ten travel notes in "The Marks of Clogs Everywhere" were written in 1933-1934. During this period, Yu Dafu lived a secluded life of traveling around mountains and rivers, with little to do with politics. "I just wanted to carry my umbrella on my back and go to a deserted place to breathe a sigh of relief." He wrote a large number of landscape travel notes and poems.

This is a lovely book for godfathers and godchildren. The author uses humorous language to present stories about getting along with his lover and children in daily life. The writing is smooth and the language is humorous. From the words, you can see the author's wise attitude towards life. Every article in this book is exquisite and reveals the wisdom of the author's life. Various emotions are vividly displayed on the page. The author conveys the beauty of life to readers through words.

Thought-provoking essays on nature and society. From observing the incredible partnerships of lichens to the amazing ecosystem of Cornish hedgerows; from the folklore of seals to the story of the American bison. Travel with the author into the daily life of a water bug, walk in the silence of a city after a bombing, or become a child laborer in the arsenic factory in Klondyke, Germany. These essays travel across every corner of history, nature and society, allowing you to think and see the world from another perspective.

The content of "Those Reluctant Love and Loneliness: Selected Love Letters of Zhu Xiang": "In the sprouting spring, I want to embroider a suit of clothes to show mercy, with red beans and two mandarin ducks on it -" This is an old-style marriage, but also a brand-new love, and everything starts with a new name - "Nijun". The poet Zhu Xiang gave such a smoke-like dream-like name to his married wife, perhaps it was the poet's sustenance for love!

This book is a collection of personal essays. The author observes society, observes life, and comprehends youth and life from the unique and keen perspective of a young man. There are not only concerns about social hot spots, but also philosophical thoughts triggered by daily life, as well as more in-depth thinking gained from reading classics. Although the author is young, he already has certain thinking ability and worldview, and his writing style is fresh and smooth, which makes him a formidable person.

This book is a collection of love letters by the poet Zhu Xiang. The nearly one hundred excerpted letters were written by Zhu Xiang to his wife Liu Nijun during his two years in the United States. In these letters, Zhu Xiang not only expressed his pain of missing his beloved wife in China and his deep love for her, but also provided meticulous care and guidance for her and her children's life at home. At the same time, what he talked about most was the difficulty of making a living. The long-term financial constraints cast a shadow on the two separated couples, but this was also an unavoidable topic for them.

This book is a classic for understanding literature masters. This series of books has a wide range and rich selection of texts, and combines reading literature with mastering knowledge. It can not only enhance the readers' pleasure in reading classic literature, but also enable us to understand the wisdom and philosophy of life.

"People Outside the Family" is a prose book written by Xiao Hong. I squatted on the tree, gradually getting a little scared, the sun also set; the leaves rustled; the pedestrians walking on the street outside the wall were as dark as shadows; the doors and windows of the houses in the courtyard turned into black holes, and wild cats ran and screamed on the wall next to me.

In this essay, the author provides us with memories that many people today have long forgotten. He did not use his pen and ink to dump the past, but carefully sorted out the road he had walked and the different shades of footprints he left on the road, and we can use this to listen to the wind and rain of an era. Calm narration, rich emotions, poetic language, and careful thinking make the work uniquely charming.

This book is one of our publisher's "Collection of American Literature in the Republic of China". The library collects a series of classic beautiful articles by famous writers during the Republic of China based on the author. The volume "Photographs" contains more than 70 beautiful articles written by Lao She during the Republic of China, such as "The British", "Viewing Paintings", "Photographs", "My Ideal Family", etc. Including these works in the collection is another tribute to these writers and their creations, which is of great publishing significance.

This book selects 55 outstanding short essays published in domestic literary newspapers in 2016. They are "The Keywords Most Influencing China" by Hu Songtao, "I Have Four Thousand Miles in the South China Sea" by Liu Xinglong, "Letting Go is a Kind of Beauty" by Forrest Gump, etc. These essays cover a wide range of topics and have deep content. They are very representative in terms of ideological, artistic, and readability.

The book contains more than 100 essays about hometown feelings by authors from a certain region. It is divided into five parts and expresses the nostalgia and charm of the hot land of Lindian, a small northern town, from different aspects. Anyone from a master's degree or an official or scholar to a vagrant or a woman in the city could be the author of the book. The language of the work is simple, the content is vivid, interesting and readable.

This book selects 36 outstanding prose essays published in domestic literary journals in 2016. They are "Four Letters" by Qian Jianan, "There Are Many Good Things Ahead" by Ah Hui, "Youth in a Small Town, Wine and Drinking Things" by Chen Tao, etc. These prose works cover a wide range of topics and have deep content. They are very representative in terms of ideological, artistic, and readability.

This book selects 150 outstanding prose poems published in domestic literary newspapers in 2016. They are "Yunshui Zen Heart" by A Tu, "Tell Him" ​​by Amao, "Phoenix" by An Leier, "Buddha's Dark Fate" by An Lan, etc. These prose poems present diverse characteristics, have deep content, and are extremely representative in terms of ideological, artistic, and readability.

This book is the third annual anthology series after our publisher published two consecutive annual anthologies. This book is a timely inventory and summary of the creative achievements of Chinese short novels in 2014. It includes not only the carefully selected representative short novels of the year, but also the in-depth interpretations attached to each unit of works, as well as the macro-level understanding of the short novel creation situation of the year in the introduction.

Yu Dafu, the author of "Sentimental Travels: Essays of Yu Dafu", writes like a person. His works full of romantic sentimentality truly express his sincere thoughts and dissect himself in a pure lyrical way.

"Guiyan" is filled with the extreme sadness and heavy mood of Lu Yin, who has lost her husband and is lonely and helpless. Lu Yin uses the mouth of the heroine Ren Jing to describe her painful struggle between internal forces (inner emotional needs, personality liberation, etc.) And external forces (social norms, public opinion, ethics, etc.). "Guiyan" marks the transformation of Lu Yin's thoughts and life. Her outlook on life began to shift from extreme sadness to passionate pursuit. However, on the other hand, she did not dare to break the barriers of ethics, so her emotions were tangled. Her contradictions, sorrow and helplessness all reveal the hard struggle between return and break away. Lu Yin wanders between love and reason, old love and new love, sadness and happiness.

The author has loved cats for more than ten years, observed them carefully, and empathized with their joys and sorrows. The essay vividly describes the various behaviors of cats. The comedies, tragedies, tragicomedies and even farces they perform every day are hilarious and enlightening. The author has written many wonderful stories about the coexistence of humans and cats, with dozens of pictures, either painted or photographed by the author, which are full of humor and wit.

This book is a collection of prose essays by the famous female writer Mao Jian, including her outstanding works such as reviews of Chinese and foreign classic movies, sketches of cultural celebrities, excerpts from reading notes, and scans of urban culture. Against the combined background of Chinese and Western education, cultural vision, and elegance, the author appreciates masterpieces of literature and art, reveals the character's style, shares the essence of reading, analyzes world phenomena and human feelings, and enlightens the essence of life. The thoughts are fresh and sharp, the rationale is full of intelligence, and the writing is clever and versatile. As Liu Shaoming, a famous Hong Kong literary and art writer, commented: "The writing is sharp and unexpected. It is playful, well-behaved, funny and humorous. The images are always ingenuity. It satirizes the world and uses both hard and soft tactics." It can be called a collection of excellent works with excellent quality.

This collection of essays contains a total of seven long essays by Wang Xiangfu, all of which are unpublished new works. From these proses, we can see the beauty of traditional Chinese prose, especially the author who is good at line drawing techniques and can make people fall into a better state quietly. The essays collected in the collection include "The Scenery of Middle Ages", "Bookside Essays", "I Wandered Around" and "Nightlife Notes". Most of them are about the author discovering the beauty of traditional culture from the lives of ordinary people around him. One thing at a time, from small to big, guides readers to understand the beauty of Chinese national culture, and integrates knowledge and interest. Mr. Wang Xiangfu is also good at painting. This collection integrates the author's words and paintings, fully demonstrating the charm of a Chinese literati-style "cultural prose".

The book includes many ideological essays, literary essays, and book essays published by the author in domestic newspapers and periodicals, including "Boy Scouts and Lian Po: A Gathering for Farewell", "Cultural Originality and Cultural Confidence", "Military Novels and Textual Thoughts", "The Literary Sky with Frozen Stars", "Grass Seen Far Away but Nothing Near", etc. The few book reviews included in the book cover important topics, cover a wide range of topics, and are full of clear insights and forthright criticisms.

This book is a collection of essays. Whether he is reviewing the details of local life, or showing the natural scenery in the future, whether he is surrounded by the fragrance of books and trees on campus, or living in the warmth and beauty of his family, we can see the author's respect for nature, life and life, and the author's deep sense of gratitude. The author uses a unique perspective to express his poetry poetically. This is rich text and a thoughtful monologue of a thinker.

This collection of urban essays writes about urban life in the style of an intellectual, which is nothing more than eating, drinking, playing, having fun, reading, writing, and shopping. It is humorous, unique, relaxed, and natural, making people smile from time to time and opening up the readers' wisdom.

This book is a collection of essays by Fei Ming (Feng Wenbing), one of the most influential writers in the history of Chinese literature in the 20th century. Including these works in the collection is another tribute to these writers and their creations, which is of great publishing significance.

This book is a growth collection of a high school international student. It describes the young girl's study abroad in the United States and her wonderful travels in Iceland and other places: singing in a New York karaoke bar, studying hard under the dormitory lamp; standing in the cold wind of late winter, guiding marathon runners; On the seaside of Iceland, one step from Europe to America... These words from a foreign country make people feel like the spring breeze blowing on their faces, crisp and warm, and their eyes are filled with green grass, brilliant flowers, singing kingfishers and the gurgling river under the blue sky and white clouds...

This book is a collection of essays by Zhou Zuoren, a famous modern Chinese essayist, literary theorist and critic. Including these works in the collection is another tribute to these writers and their creations, which is of great publishing significance.

Ningning Road was full of people. I saw myself in my early thirties when I was worried and thinking about my novel in progress. At that time, I thought that my old life had come to an end. I looked so young now. I saw myself holding my daughter and bending down. I saw Tang Nuo talking to the big-headed girl, I saw Tianwen who was in a trance when he was twenty-two years old, wearing a long coat with two chest-length braids, I saw Grandpa Hu Lancheng with the corners of his robe raised as he walked quickly, I saw my parents in their prime, I saw Hongzhi Xuan Yi and Li held A Pu's back, Dachun Meiyao and two-year-old Zhang Rong, Ding Yamin, Lu Fei, Yi Du Zhiwei, Huang Zongying, these young friends, old Jiao Jiao Xiongping liked to go into the glass shop more than me, Wu Jiwen and Huang Jinshu, who were both similar to each other, My good friend at that time was Xiao Weizheng Lao Xiao, my favorite at that time was Zheng Ying from the Israeli army, Zhengyi Xiaozheng and his family, Liwen Naijingma Ge, Junying and Hou Zi who were the best at walking and seeing... Not to mention Mengmeng who was sitting in the stroller with focused eyes and no smile. I clearly remember their presence and their laughter. Since my first visit to Kyoto (1979), the cherry blossoms have bloomed thirty-three times.

This book conducts a detailed excavation of Beijing's traditional culture from the aspects of Beijing's taste, inner enlightenment, writing, language, and worries, and is a true record of the construction of socialist democratic politics in the capital. Based on the perspective of the CPPCC, this series of books not only tells the stories of the CPPCC members, but also expresses to readers the ideas, emotions, customs, ways of life and political outlook of the capital and even the Chinese people through stories told by the CPPCC members. It is a multi-dimensional, multi-themed and multi-level three-dimensional communication of China's good voice.

This is a part of the text selected by the author from his prose works written over more than 20 years. There are not many chapters, but it runs through the author's spiritual trajectory from a young girl to a destined life. It can be as small as a petal, as large as a boundless miracle. There is no rules to follow, but there are traces of self-made unity everywhere; it seems old-fashioned, but it is eclectic; there is no skill, but every word is ingenious; there are various flaws, but it is not as precious as pearls... This kind of writing cannot be classified in terms of style, but some critics once called it "Wang Zijun's prose phenomenon."

This is a collection of prose essays. The author uses beautiful writing to record the growth process and spiritual trajectory of a woman who moved from the countryside to the city. At the same time, Maicailing is placed under the sky, and the compassion for worldly affairs is revealed everywhere: whether recording rural scenery and local civilization, or looking at relatives, friends and neighbors who are separated between urban and rural areas, they all present an endless dream, nostalgia, pain, injustice and confusion. Write down the inherent shape of the countryside in the years of mortal life, write down the gentle or cold imprint of worldly affairs, write down the many indelible images of walking on the road, and of course, also write down the joy and pain of the soul.

This book selects 120 love letters from Mr. Zhu Shenghao. These love letters all show his romantic feelings and sincerity in love. Every word is full of the interest of life and little philosophy, and let us get to know a three-dimensional and lifelike Zhu Shenghao again. Chew it carefully and it will fill your mouth with fragrance. I would like to turn into a mirror and always smile at you.

This is a book mainly written about Indiana, USA, and radiates to the surrounding important cities in the American Midwest: Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, and Nashville. This is the latest collection of essays by Xiao Fuxing, a famous contemporary reportage writer. Through Xiao Fuxing's description of Indiana, it is convenient for readers to compare Chinese and Western cultures, in order to touch the most representative agricultural state in the American Midwest and the depths of the readers' hearts, absorb each other's beneficial nutrition, and arouse mutual reflection. Because the author Xiao Fuxing is a famous essayist in my country, his writing style is relaxed and delicate, and his words are eloquent and fascinating. The book is also equipped with dozens of sketches drawn by the author himself, making this book a veritable sketch of Indiana with both pictures and text.

Lu Xulin is from Xiushui, Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province. He graduated from the History Department of Jiangxi University in July 1991. In December 2004, she graduated from the Provincial Party School with a major in public administration. She is an economist and a member of the Jiujiang Writers Association. She has worked in the Banshui County Party Committee Office, the County Women's Federation, the County Innovation and Health Office, the Jiujiang Municipal Party Committee Political Research Office, and the Jiujiang Municipal Party Committee Reform Office. She has published a large number of political papers, research articles, essays, etc. In central, provincial, city, and county-related newspapers and periodicals.

The author explains the masters and their works in the history of Chinese and foreign art in her eyes in the form of prose and essays. These works include "Interview with Su Shi in Sansu Temple", "Memories of Mi Fu", "Zijintang Ji", "Diary of a Madman", "The Da Vinci Code", "Giant", "Ship Arrives in Venice", "Song of the Earth", "See the Wind" "Room with a View", "Beautiful Girl, Please Turn Your Head", "Dancing with the Sunshine", "Distant Pursuit", "Let's Find a Light", "A House Stands on the Street", "Flying Crane", etc. The text is delicate and meaningful. It uses a woman's unique perspective and extremely perceptual understanding to evaluate the works of many Chinese and foreign art masters. It is different from ordinary painting reviews, allowing the brushstrokes of those masters to strike the soul and emit a noble and poetic voice, "on the quagmire of life, a graceful lotus blooms." After covering up, open the window and look up at the stars in the sky. You will think: the immortal masters of art are simple, not mysterious, and their souls are easier to approach than ordinary people.

Teacher Cai Fengying and my mentor Mr. Tu Guangchi met during the stormy "Cultural Revolution" era. A miserable couple, a loving couple. In the turbulent years from the "Cultural Revolution" to the reform and opening up, the two of them experienced ups and downs, hardships, explorations and sunshine. Teacher Cai Fengying recorded every moment of the unforgettable days and nights she spent with Academician Tu Guangchi whenever she had free time, forming simple yet touching heart-warming chapters. Between the lines, touching stories of Mr. Tu's field trips are recorded, shining with Mr. Tu Guangchi's wisdom and selfless spirit of exploration, and full of Cai Fengying's love for Mr. Tu.

This book is the fifth in the "Noon" series, and is selected from the non-fiction platform "Noon" under Jiemian News. In the "Features" column, this issue recommends "Silly Girl" written by Luo Jieqi, which describes the ecology of an urban village in Guangzhou based on a rape case. "176 Defendants" writes about the absurdity in daily life. An ordinary community, an ordinary building, an ordinary person was hit to death by a brick. The police investigation yielded no results. Based on Article 87 of the Tort Liability Law, the residents of the building became defendants. In the "Essays" column, I recommend Zhang Yingying's "Plants Covering Shanghai", which describes a city from a unique perspective. This issue includes Fan Yusu's "Farmer Brother" and several essays with different styles. In this noon interview, Mei Feng talks about the adaptation of novels to movies, how to create the so-called "republican feeling", the glory and decline of "academicism", and his personal reading history.

"Hearing: Coffee Years & Vinyl Years" is a new collection of photography and cultural essays by the famous photographer Ruan Yi Zhong. In "Coffee Years", the author starts from the coffee-drinking habit he developed in his "small town youth" era, reviews the past experiences in cafes across Taiwan, records the different styles of cafe culture he encountered when he visited Europe, and introduces the experience of brewing coffee and appreciating coffee. It is full of fun and yet profound. In "The Vinyl Age", the author recalls how after "entering the world of classical music", he went from a layman to an amateur listener, and then gradually grew into a senior music fan with a collection of more than 10,000 vinyl records. During this period, the author's descriptions of old friends and stories that happened in Taiwan are equally moving.

This book is mainly composed of essays written by General Liu Bingyan, the founding general of the People's Republic of China, over the years. During the war years, he took advantage of the breaks between battles to record the smoke of the battlefield, the bravery of the soldiers, the friendship between comrades, the brutality of the Japanese, and the sacrifice and perseverance. After liberation, especially after the reform and opening up, he continued to write and record the changes in China. He witnessed and recorded the history of the Anti-Japanese War.

The 53 chapters of "Reading History" are the continuation of the "Five Days of Beijing" in the upper part of the Western Han Dynasty, which spans nearly three hundred years of history and tells the story of the fall of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the stories of the Three Kingdoms and the Two Jin Dynasties can only be seen in the second part of the book. "Interesting Stories from Life" contains 67 articles, all of which are about flowers, grass, insects, birds, scales, and beasts. Everything I come into contact with in my life is the object of my complaint. "Art Stories" contains 22 articles, usually each article tells a story and illustrates a point, such as a drop of water reflecting the brilliance of the sun. "Traveling South and North and Talking about East and West" contains 14 travel notes. Among them, Journey to the Southwest ends when it comes to Chongqing, because there are several "Chengdu Notes" in the upper part of the book. "Night Talk in the Lotus Room" has slanting branches and mixed content. It is more like a data book than a collection of essays. It is not formal and does not seek to understand clearly. Readers are asked to criticize and understand.

The main contents of this book include: storytellers; reading and life; rules for being an official; the French in the cold spring; trivial events in Beijing; who can rewrite history, etc.