Secret of Fragrance
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Summary
The story of The Secret of Incense takes place in 1944. I board a Flying Tigers fighter plane on a special mission to western Yunnan and crash while crossing the great Himalayan snow peaks. Surviving, I am rescued by an old man in a stone cave house in the snowy mountain forest. He tells me that this is the gateway to the kingdom of Shambhala, and that he and a group of mysterious people are its guardians.
I recover from my injuries here and experience one extraordinary event after another. In particular, the old man uses an ice wall like a magic mirror in the cave to show me the story of a cattle-herding tribe migrating through a blizzard, surviving against all odds as they search for a place to live—a fairyland-like, fertile pasture. They are migrating precisely to find that legendary lush grassland. They emerge from the snow disaster, overcome attacks by wolves, and move toward new pasture. At last I understand: Shambhala is not in the sky but in the human heart. Everyone harbors their own pure land, their ideal kingdom of Shambhala. Only a heart sincere and good, unyieldingly pursuing its ideal, can reach it.
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers interested in the way of incense, traditional culture, and Eastern philosophy
- Readers seeking a literary novel with a gentle narrative pace and rich atmosphere
- Readers who enjoy experiencing a story through sensory detail, especially smell
- Urban readers hoping to explore their inner selves and find calm and reflection through reading
Not a good fit for
- Fans of popular fiction who want fast pacing, strong plot, and dense conflict
- Practical readers expecting a systematic guide to incense knowledge or a purely instrumental book
Reading tips
- Read in a relatively quiet, undisturbed environment to better immerse yourself in the olfactory and atmospheric space created by the prose.
- Slow down while reading and savor the subtle connections among scent, memory, and emotion.
- You might look up or reflect on some of the classic incense materials mentioned in the book (such as agarwood and sandalwood) to enhance your sense of immersion and the layers of the reading experience.
About the publisher
Writers Publishing House is a Chinese publisher focused mainly on literary publishing. Its output covers classical literature, foreign literature, folk literature and Eastern philosophy, with some extension into popular reading such as social fiction and parenting books. Its catalogue contains more than 900 titles, including representative works such as Dream of the Red Chamber and its edited editions, Shakespeare's Macbeth and A Midsummer Night's Dream, and foreign literary classics such as The Brothers Karamazov and Lost Illusions. In terms of authors, it includes classical writers such as Cao Xueqin and Gao E, foreign masters such as William Shakespeare, Dostoevsky and Balzac, and translations by translators such as Zhu Shenghao, Geng Jizhi and Fu Lei. Overall, its publishing profile balances Chinese and foreign literary classics, emphasizes quality translations, and serves both academic and general readers; publicly available information on its specific publishing plans is limited.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 第一章 香巴拉入口
- 劫难
- 我死了吗？
- 魔镜
- 第二章 雪狐部落
- 风雪
- 狐狸
- 灾难
- 第三章 雪神
- 追魂草
- 受伤
- 决斗
- 粉红与蔚蓝
- 第四章 人与兽
- 狼的末日
- 雪地狼王
- 头人帕加
- 蓝雾
- 呼唤野性
- 第五章 死亡谷
- 酒葫芦
- 染血的星光
- 外乡人
- 魔鬼山谷
- 玛萨人
- 霜色寒
- 兄弟酒
- 第六章 大冰河
- 骑桶人
- 黑雾
- 死河
- 雷石
- 河心
- 又一个早晨
- 红毛狐狸
- 过河了
- 风在吼叫
- 第七章 荒野情歌
- 伏藏
- 苦修者
- 婴儿梦
- 白雾
- 他与她
- 梦的声音
- 孤狼
- 冰泪
- 狼斗
- 热汤
- 第八章 雪地恩仇
- 战争梦
- 金太阳
- 尽管来
- 冰水融化
- 战争
- 大荒
- 仇眼
- 神判
- 第九章 大雪崩
- 阳光草地
- 又见狐狸
- 雪地孤旅
- 山垭口
- 生死雪恋
- 争夺狼王
- 天外有梦
- 雪崩
- 第十章 最后的香巴拉
- 狐狸的早晨
- 香巴拉之心
- 爆炸，爆炸
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About the author
Gazi is an author about whom limited public information is available, with eight works collected in the library. Judging from the existing titles, his writing spans categories such as culture, social fiction, youth literature, and classic works, showing considerable breadth of subject matter. The representative work Chongqing Zhuan: Da Jiang Dong Qu Chang Yuzhou takes the city as its subject, weaving Chongqing's regional character and historical threads into its narrative; Matou Cheng likewise centers on life in a river city and carries a distinct local flavor. Daxue Qingge, Shiwai zhi Ai, and Xiang Mi focus more on youthful emotions and the inner world of the individual, with a delicate touch. Overall, Gazi's writing moves between urban cultural writing and emotional narrative, recording local experience while also reflecting on the tastes of life; his output is modest but displays a notably varied range.
