23 Flowers

This book is a letter from home to the land of China. Flowers rooted in the same land each absorb different nutrients, but share the same blue sky. They came from the oracle bone inscriptions of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, from the wars of the Qin and Han Dynasties, from the poetry of the Tang and Song Dynasties, and finally formed a closely connected big family under the modern sunshine. There are no thrilling legends here, only the earnest teachings of the elders to the younger ones, only the mutual support between brothers, and only the warm companionship between friends. Every gathering is an echo of history; every conversation is a cultural inheritance. This is a story about "family", telling how "family members" weave their own stories into a complete Chinese memory.