Hou Jiyuan
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Literary readers who enjoy quiet narration and are willing to read slowly
- Readers interested in works titled after a person or place and fond of close reading
- People who need a stretch of quiet reading time beyond fragmented moments
- General readers interested in contemporary original Chinese writing and open to new books
Not a good fit for
- Readers who prefer strong plots, fast pacing, or stories with密集 reversals
- Readers hoping to quickly gain clear conclusions or practical methods from a book
- Readers with limited patience for gentle narration who tend to give up midway
Reading tips
- Read one or two chapters a day, pausing briefly afterward to savor the details and tone.
- While reading, note how characters correspond to their surroundings, and jot down sentences that move you.
- If the pace feels slow midway, skip the setup passages for now and return to them later.
- A few days after finishing, revisit the opening; it often reads differently.
About the publisher
Nanhai Publication Company is a comprehensive publisher known for its literature and arts titles, covering fields such as classical poetry, martial arts fiction, and folk literature. Judging from the more than 1,600 books in the database, the company has released classical poetic works including the Nineteen Old Poems and the Nine Songs, as well as multiple volumes of Huanzhulouzhu's series The Swordsmen of Mount Shu, along with related writings by authors such as Guan Hanqing, Qu Yuan, Zuo Si, and Wang Zhihuan. Its publishing character lies in balancing the organization of classic texts with the dissemination of popular literature, placing poetry anthologies alongside long martial arts novels and presenting a relatively diverse literary profile. Public information is limited, and further details about its editorial practices and series planning remain to be supplemented.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 正文一
- 正文二
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About the author
Hu Yunyu (1878–1947), originally named Yunyu and styled Pu'an, went by his courtesy name and was a native of Jing County, Anhui. A noted philologist, exegete and bibliophile of the Republican era, he was also a poet of the Southern Society and a member of the Tongmenghui. He served as president of the Republican Daily and as director of the Shanghai Local Gazetteer Office. His writings span language studies and literary-historical biography, including A History of Chinese Philology, A History of Chinese Exegesis, A Dictionary of Colloquial Expressions and A Survey of Chinese Customs. Thirty-three of his works are held in this collection, among them Mr. Hua Wangjin, Zuo Maodi, Fu Guan, Chen Gou, Zheng Weihong, the Monk Hunrong, Zhou Qizeng and Wang Xing, the Embroidery Needle. Most take Ming and Qing figures as their subjects, falling under comprehensive biography and touching on Eastern philosophy and classic works. Concise and fact-centered, they reveal his narrative skill beyond textual scholarship.
