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My story with books

我与书的故事

During ordinary days, reading illuminates our lives. Within the pages, we encounter a world teeming with wind, rain, snow, and bloom-
ing spring flowers. However, reading extends beyond mere observation. Within the personal stories intertwined with books, every touch of
subtle feelings and every outburst of emotions expands the meaning of life.
平凡的日子里，阅读点亮我们的生活。字里行间，我们看见世界——有风霜雨雪，也有春暖花开。但看见的意义不止于看见，
他们与书的故事，每个细微的触动、每种情感的喷薄，都是对生命意义的拓展。

Your existence should embody the essence of spring
一个人也要活成一个春天

This anthology of over 200 Jibing, a delivery rider from the Essence of Spring.”
poems has been penned by indi- Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, “Whether there is anyone
viduals from diverse walks of life crafted the poem entitled “The beside me or not / This twilight
– farmers, construction workers, Time Chaser.” In it, he writes: “He is solely mine to embrace / I am
delivery riders, housewives, and chases the wind out of the air / now a dancing queen / Holding
the elderly who have been left And the knife out of the wind / He the wind in my arms, I sway / I aspire to bring forth innumerable seeks solace from life’s trivialities
behind. These poets hail from chases fire out of the bones / Till With water beneath my feet, I replicas of myself / One writes through the art of poetry.
different hometowns and engage fire in turn becomes water / For flow / Bathed in golden light, I poetry / One seeks education / Han Songluo, a writer, re-
in various occupations. They span the time chaser, no four seasons twirl / Just like the bird perched One sings melodies / One com- marked in the preface, “Perhaps
across different ages and genders. exist / Only ceaseless movement on the field ridge.” These lines are poses harmonies / One cooks poetry is supposed to be like this,
Although they carry with them from one destination to the next.” written by a vegetable farmer in dishes / One does laundry / One as it returns to its birthplace.”
multiple identities in their daily Wang’s poetic prowess has flour- Dezhou City, Shandong Province. mops the floors care / One toils in These raw and unembellished
lives, their voices carry equal ished over the years, resulting in She finds inspiration in her farm- the farmlands / One... / One... / I words serve as a poignant remind-
significance within the realm of a collection of over 3,000 poems. land and at her vegetable stalls, aspire to bring forth innumerable er that even today, there are indi-
literature. Notably, 15 of his works have turning her daily labor on a tricy- replicas of myself.” Han Shimei, viduals writing poetry, and they
Drawing from his personal been included in the anthology cle into a romantic endeavor. a 52-year-old female farmer from exist within our own midst as a
experiences, 54-year-old Wang “Your Existence Should Embody “Had I a magic brush in hand / Nanyang City, Henan Province, reflection of ourselves.

Delving int o t he boundless world from t he st udy’
Delving into the boundless world from the study’s confines
s confines
坐在书房 走向世界
坐在书房 走向世界

“I was born in 1931, so I’m Publishing House to serve as an personally witnessed and expe-
now 93 years old. I’m a retired ed- editor. His editing skills were rienced what they recorded, and
itor,” said Zhong Shuhe. While it swiftly put to use in the “To the their writings had to reflect their
is true that the Internet has bridged World” series. own thoughts and perspectives.
boundaries and connected us During that period, Zhong Individuals who hadn’t traveled
globally, as Zhong Shuhe pointed had limited exposure to the abroad but had written about
out, we still lack a comprehensive outside world, rarely venturing their experiences within China
global perspective, global ideals, beyond the boundaries of Hunan. were not featured in the series.”
and global knowledge. Nonetheless, through the “To The “To the World” series
Zhong, a senior editor in the the World” series, he not only consists of writings from Chinese ancient, the readers are contempo- reading, and writing. Despite
publishing industry, has unique emphasized the significance of intellectuals who went abroad for rary. Therefore, when compiling these challenges, he managed to
characteristics that set him apart. “exploring the world” but also the purpose of studying, missions, and publishing these ancient texts, publish the ten-volume “Selected
Despite not being proficient in envisioned a world of his own. travels, and expeditions between our objective is to guide readers Works of Zhong Shuha” as well as
computer usage, foreign languag- In an interview, he shed light on 1840 and 1911. These texts serve towards a forward-looking per- several collections of essays right
es, or smartphone operations, he the selection criteria, stating, “In as valuable records depicting how spective. They should focus on the from his hospital bed.
became an editor at the age of this series, we didn’t solely rely early Chinese individuals explored future rather than dwell solely on Zhong believed that humanity,
49. Back in 1949, during his sec- on our personal opinions to de- the world and observed modern the past.” once scattered and geographically
ond year of high school, Zhong cide who to include. Instead, we civilization. The publication of Two years ago, Zhong experi- isolated, is now steadily progress-
enrolled in a journalism training aimed to gather a diverse collec- this series created a remarkable enced a stroke that left him with ing towards a global civilization.
course, paving the path for his fu- tion of firsthand accounts from impact across academic, intellec- hemiplegia. He endured a six- With China and the world becom-
ture endeavors. He started his ca- Chinese individuals exploring tual, and cultural spheres. Zhong month hospitalization period, ing increasingly interconnected,
reer as a reporter at a newspaper in foreign lands during that time. highlighted the motivation behind during which he was bedridden the importance of China’s global
Hunan Province. In 1979, Zhong However, there was one con- its publication, saying, “Although and faced challenges even with engagement is greater than ever
was transferred to Hunan People’s dition: the authors had to have these books may be considered everyday tasks such as eating, before.