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Vision

Rating 3.1
Word count
207K words
Chapters
121
ISBN
9787802405271

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Summary

This collection includes "Into October," "The Height of Anlan Pagoda," "The Stone Mill," "The Distance Between Country and City," "Into October," "Wheat Harvest," "Memories of Lard Dregs," "The Story of Television," "Green Bamboo," "Epiphyllum, Epiphyllum," "The Fragrance of Sweet Potato," "White Arrowhead Flowers," and more.

Editor's review

Perspective is a collection of prose essays grounded in rural scenery and everyday memory. Starting from specific objects and farming seasons such as "Entering October," "Wheat Harvest," "The Stone Mill," and "Memories of Lard Residue," Tao Hongren interweaves personal experience with the changes of the times. The book writes about the height of the Anlan Pagoda, green bamboo and epiphyllum, as well as the distance between countryside and city and the story of television entering daily life. The subjects are small but not trivial; between the lines are a cherishing of old objects, a gaze upon the rural homeland, and a gentle observation of life's changes. The language is plain and warm, rarely polished, suitable for slow reading in quiet moments and for readers interested in rural prose, local scenery, and writing about everyday life. Its value lies not in grand conclusions but in using tangible slices of life to make readers notice overlooked details and emotions again. If you want to regain sensitivity to the everyday through short reads, this book is worth dipping into.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Readers who enjoy rural themes and essays on local scenery
  • People who wish to read short prose slowly in fragmented time
  • Readers interested in memories of rural life and the changes of the times
  • General readers who need gentle writing to adjust their reading rhythm

Not a good fit for

  • Readers who prefer strong plots and fast-paced narratives
  • Readers expecting systematic theory or in-depth social analysis
  • Readers with no interest in the prose genre itself

Reading tips

  1. Read essay by essay, starting and stopping at will; no need to finish in one sitting
  2. When reading pieces about objects, take notes comparing them with your own life memories
  3. Read the pieces on seasons and farming together to sense the thread of time
  4. Pause for a moment after each essay to savor the warmth of the language and details

About the publisher

Popular Literature and Art Publishing House is a publisher positioned around popular reading, and publicly available information about it is limited. Its publishing focuses mainly on foreign literature and world classics. Among the more than seventy books in the collection are Chinese translations of classics such as Les Misérables, War and Peace, Gone with the Wind and Andersen's Fairy Tales, as well as inspirational and personal-growth titles, suggesting that the press balances the popularization of literary classics with reading development for young people. In terms of authors, foreign masters including Hugo, Tolstoy, Mitchell, Andersen and Dickens form the core of its translated works, while authors such as Xie Zhiqiang and Cui Haili enrich its domestic writing section. Overall, the press serves general readers with accessible editions, building a publishing profile centered on world literary classics and supplemented by growth and inspirational themes.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 序
  3. 走进十月
  4. 安澜塔的高度
  5. 石磨
  6. 城市农村的距离
  7. 走进十月
  8. 麦收
  9. 油渣的记忆
  10. 电视的故事
  11. 翠竹
  12. 昙花昙花
  13. 山芋飘香
  14. 白色的茨菰花
  15. 残荷
  16. 吃蒜
  17. 三原色打造万美之秋
  18. 翠竹
  19. 蝉鸣
  20. 美味白菜
  21. 乡野茨菰亦可目
  22. 豌豆花
  23. 顽强的小草
  24. 像萤火虫一样发光
  25. 南瓜
  26. 古城墙晚享稀世之音
  27. 蚕豆壳茶
  28. 牡丹啊,牡丹
  29. 乡路弯弯
  30. 杂鱼吃出初恋的感觉
  31. 儿时的那只狸花猫
  32. 回乡三记
  33. 乡路弯弯
  34. 雪花菜,我吃我幸福
  35. 玫瑰·大葱
  36. 万事妇意全家福
  37. 爱心
  38. 顺着父母就是孝
  39. 个性
  40. 学会赞许
  41. 微风
  42. 受伤的芦苇
  43. 心灵不拥挤
  44. 爱情是什么
  45. 好朋友才吵架
  46. 穷养,富养
  47. 自己其实就是好老师
  48. 年夜饭
  49. 气足的球跳得高
  50. 站起来,你就是风景
  51. 宴席上曾经的“跑鱼”
  52. 鹿场琴声
  53. 酒醉大湖畔
  54. 阅读吴承恩
  55. 奇人刘铁云
  56. 状元楼前思沈坤
  57. 胯下桥前思韩信
  58. 阅读吴承恩
  59. “肥仙”诗人张耒
  60. 再读关天培
  61. “八怪”画家边寿民
  62. 漂母之爱
  63. 存真方圣洁,平实更敬仰
  64. 燕山夜话
  65. 秋色之中情更浓——读花法荣《秋色赋》有感
  66. 谁说艺术家不问政治
  67. 人性之光——读汪雷的《女俘》
  68. 滔滔淮水颂女神——读张德法《水漫泗州》
  69. 菩萨在人间
  70. 青莲岗的语言
  71. 神奇的秦岭——淮河一线
  72. 九龙口
  73. 菩萨在人间
  74. 去金湖
  75. 赏荷(一)
  76. 赏荷(二)
  77. 大足观音
  78. 东渡苑之神奥
  79. 走进清晏园
  80. 孤本同里
  81. 山碑的语言
  82. 掬起一捧运河思绪
  83. 宁拙毋巧
  84. 徐行与速进
  85. 就是不舒服
  86. 注意力
  87. 爱牛与爱民
  88. 宁拙毋巧
  89. 趣谈屁股
  90. 名人挡路
  91. 牛年说牛
  92. 遮天
  93. 时代呼唤真正的平民典型
  94. 弯腰
  95. 读诗万柳池
  96. 淮安面条
  97. 车桥馄饨
  98. 淮安的粥
  99. 读诗万柳池
  100. 国菜豆腐
  101. 恩来故居读梅
  102. 多俗多彩六月六
  103. 与贤者同行
  104. 等车
  105. 给野草正名
  106. 清河麻将
  107. 好人
  108. 眼光
  109. 撤诉,撤见出半个良心
  110. 放下“鼠标”,立地成妈
  111. 走出寂寞
  112. 鸡蛋与鸡
  113. 说“闪”
  114. 笑 脸
  115. 为玩正名
  116. 孝心
  117. 看月亮爬上来
  118. 半让座
  119. 晒太阳
  120. 与贤者同行
  121. 后记

FAQ

Is this book a novel or prose?
Judging from the contents and style, it is a collection of short prose essays centered on rural scenery, life memories, and everyday experience; the pieces are relatively independent and suitable for reading by selection.
Can I understand it without rural life experience?
Yes. The book writes about concrete things like stone mills, wheat harvest, lard residue, and arrowhead flowers in plain language; even without rural experience, you can enter the scenes through the narration, with the focus on feeling the details and emotions of life.
Is it suitable to read in one sitting?
Slow, divided reading is recommended. The pieces are short and focused on everyday observation; reading them all at once tends to weaken the experience, while reading them separately allows you to better appreciate their flavor of life.

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About the author

陶洪仁 Author

Tao Hongren is an author about whom limited public information is available. Four of his works are included in the collection, with representative titles including Vision (Yanguang) and Disease Prevention Management and Education for Students In and Out of School. Judging from these works, his writing covers two areas: inspirational personal-growth content centered on "vision," focusing on personal perspective, judgment, and self-improvement; and school-oriented disease prevention management and education, offering practical guidance on student health management. Although these subjects fall under different categories, both reflect a writing approach aimed at general readers and emphasizing practical application. Overall, Tao Hongren's works are plain in language and clear in theme, suitable for young readers and educators. Because reliable records of his birth and death dates, nationality, education, and career are unavailable, a detailed personal biography cannot be provided; readers may learn about his areas of interest and style through the existing works.

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