A Fiction About Lu Yao (IV): Reunion with the Pure and White
Months have passed, and I still haven't been able to write the final chapter of this series. About Lu Yao, it seems I still have much to say — yet what more can I say?
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Meng Sheng
Note: Meng Sheng simply means "Mr. Meng" — a man surnamed Meng.
A Fiction About Lu Yao (III): The Long March from Wang Weiguo to Lu Yao
In the preceding text, we used the phrase "Beijing zhiqing" as a modifier to refer to Lu Yao's two lovers. This was not out of any perverse taste on the author's part. I wrote it this way because Lu Y…
A Fiction About Lu Yao (II): "The First Choice" and "Damn It All to Hell, Literature"
This is the second installment of the series A Fiction About Lu Yao. This series is fictional writing; any resemblance to real events is purely coincidental. Recap of the first installment: A Fiction …
A Fiction About Lu Yao: The Man Who Talked Through the Night with 'Him' in a Cave Dwelling
All of this is what I've heard. It is said that he—the one you all know—during his years as a sent-down youth in northern Shaanxi, once knew Wang Weiguo. They shared the same ambition, the same love o…
On Tanchun's Reforms
After Tanchun gained authority over the household management, she launched sweeping reforms. Starting with Baoyu, Jia Huan, and Jia Lan, she abolished the pocket money these three uncle-and-nephews re…
The Politics of Poetry
There is an old saying in our tradition: "to not lose the teaching of poetry." To have grievance, to have satire, and for these grievances and satires to be expressed rightly—this is called not losing…
He Turned to Dust in China
I saw this poem on the Shuimu BBS forum, and I must credit the poster by name: topboy. It is a poem by the English-American writer W. H. Auden, translated by Cha Liangyong (Mu Dan):
On the Battle with One's Back to the River
Among ancient Chinese military strategists, Han Xin was a master of idioms—one man who contributed a remarkable number of them to the language. "Fighting with one's back to the river" (背水一战, bèishuǐ y…
Li Ao: No Need to See Me Off
Li Ao is dead. The news was truly shocking — one always assumed a fighter like him would never die. How could such a fighter, brimming with energy, joy, and darkness, possibly die?
The Worldview of The Three-Body Problem, and Other Thoughts
After raving about The Three-Body Problem in my recommendation on Duozhuayu, I felt there was still more to say, so here's a brief write-up. I believe The Three-Body Problem is a robust bestseller wit…
Goldbach's Conjecture
"I read the garbage you wrote," my brother said, blowing smoke rings with a look of contempt. "Overblown and poorly constructed." The real story goes like this. My brother tossed his cigarette butt on…
I Want to Write a Time-Travel Novel
The protagonist of this novel would be me. Before the time-travel, I was terrible at history — I understood neither the grand currents nor the succession of dynasties. After traveling back, I'd find m…