The Book Stealer of the Tang Dynasty

"What is civilization? Civilization is when something is spread out, gets into the hands of others, others learn it, and then use it to create new things. Thirteen hundred years ago in Chang'an City, all nations came to court. Japanese, Silla people, Hu merchants from the Western Regions, and monks from the South China Sea all came to Datang to copy books. Buddhist scriptures, arithmetic scriptures, calendars, medical books, and nautical charts were packed into boxes and boxes and taken away on ships and trucks. The Tang Dynasty did not hide anything, and came to learn and be taught. But there was a Shu Lingshi named Lin who secretly copied three more boxes of things. One box went to Japan, one box went to the Western Regions, and one box went to the South China Sea. This is a book about "stealing", stealing the civilization of the world. It is also a book about 'finding something', and it is about finding the way home. If you think history is all fake, this book will make you think it might be true. "