Within the Human Realm
Subtitle: The Poetry of Huang Zunxian, 18481905 (Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature and Institutions)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: September 17, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9780521036665
Subjects: Poetry & poets: 19th century; Literary Criticism; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Chinese; East Asia, Far East; South East Asia; Asian - General; Russian & Former Soviet Union; Huang, Tsun-hsien, --1848-1905--Criticism and; Huang, Tsun-hsien,--1848-1905--Criticism and interpretation; Literary Criticism & Collections / Asian; Literary Criticism & Collections / Russian & Former Soviet Union; Literary Criticism : Russian & Former Soviet Union
First sentence: Nowadays, Huang Zunxian's birthplace, the city of Meizhou (also called Meixian), is best known in China for its champion soccer teams and large concentration of overseas Chinese retirees, but any traveler wishing to escape the twentieth-century glitter of office buildings and hotels can stroll down its narrow alleys to admire the many imposing old mansions with gray tile roofs, sturdy stone pillars, and intricately carved wooden doors (mostly in an advanced state of decay), all witnesses of a long and colorful history.