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toharvard,andthey
knoeratureinfinitelybettethantheiroheyaresickofitall
andtogcbacktotheirgrandfathers
thetrendisapparenteverys
farreiortantlyisittob<seeninartandliteraturethesubjeode
chinesnovelsofafeodenlove
situations,iforeignliaisons,eandparents,and
theeainlytotallyunrootedintheuntry
thereisstillrethanenoughofthisinbothartandliterature,buthealthis
beginningtoplainpeoplelivingplainandsturdylives
upontheirearththeyoungintellectualsarebeginningtodisvertheiroasses
theyarebeginningtofindthatlifeintheuntryside,inslltoixed
deisdetheirohytheyarebeginningtofeel
theelveshappythatthereisthisgreatsolidfoundationintheiation,andtotuto
iteagerlyforfreshinspirationitisne,itisdelightful,itishurous,itis
hhaving,andaboveall,itispurelychinese
theyhavebeenhelpedtothisne,toothey,ithink,have
achieveditsohe
havehelpedtheotonlynegatively,byexhibitingacertainsortofbreakdowninour
opositively,byourorendtoward
elentallifetheoventshassetyoungchina
tothinkingaboutheroariat,andtodisveringtheextraordinaryqualityof
heruntrypeople,intainingtheirlifepureandincrediblyundisturbedbythe
isnaturalthatsuchtranquillityshouldgreatlyappealto
intellectualsintheiroes
nistoo,hashelpedthenisasbroughtaboutclass
nsadethennarticulateanddending,andsince
deeduonpeople,they
havealreadybeengivenasortofvoice,atleast,selves,
hoelyintheartandliteratureoftheyoungleftistsinchinathereisa
rapidlyspreadingperonnandanoftheir
untrytheexpressionisstilluchinfluencedbyforeignart,butthe
notionisthereonesotisseesthesedaysapeasantanuponacanvas
insteadofabirduponabaootanpushinga
eadofgoldfishflashinginalotuspool
yetifheofortheinterpretationofchinauntilthesenewly
releasedonesuldfindadequateandarticulatevoice,itolong條
onger,perhaps,thanourgenerationhappilythereareafehers,afeslarge
enoughnottobelostinthenfusionofthetis,hurousenoughtoseelifeasit
is,ourofgenerationsofsophisticationandleaing,keen
enoughtounderstandtheiroionashers,ando
chooseandthereforetrulytheiroeihave
hopedthatoneofthesefeeforusallabookabouthisohina,areal
book,peratedeaftertiihaveopened
abook,eagerlyandeaftertiihavecloseditagainin
disappointnt,becauseitbastic,becauseitoo
ferventindefenceofthatoogreattoneeddefenceittento
iresstheforeigner,andthereforeithyofchina
abookaboutchina,ustbe
frankandunashad,becausetherealchinesehavealwaysbeenaproudpeople,
proudenoughtobefrankandunashadoftheelvesandtheirustberativeinitsunderstanding,forthechinesehavebeenaboveallpeoples
anheartitstbehurous,
beelloour,
foundeduponthetragicknoustbeexpressedin
flo,beautifulhechinesehavealhebeauty
oftheexactandtheexquisitenonebutachineseuldesuchabook,andihad
beguntothinkthatasyetevennochineseulded
iossibletofindadeenglish
hiso,andyetdetachedenoughtoprehendtheir
aning,theaningoftheirageandtheaningoftheiryouth
butsuddenly,asallgreatbooksappear,thisbookappears,fulfillingeverydend
deuponititistruthfulandnotashadofthetruth:itistenproudlyand
hurouslyandhbeauty,seriouslyandhgaiety,appreciativeand
understandingofbotholdandneostprofound,the
stplete,thestiortantbookyettenaboutchinaand,bestofall,itis
ode,lyinthepast,buth
flohepresent
pearls,buck,
preface
inthisbookihavetriedonlytonicateopinions,
aftersolongandpainfulthoughtandreadingandintrospectionihavenottriedto
enterintoarguntsorprovedifferenttheses,butiandjustifiedor
ndeedbythisbook,asnfunannals
anyfacets,forheottobe
opentothestdiverseandntradictoryinterpretationsandishallalwaysbeable
toassistaterialanyoneoholdoppositetheses
buttruthistruthandeanonlyat
rarentstoperceivethetruth,anditisthesentsofperceptionthatwill
survive,andnotind
... </P></TD>
toharvard,andthey
knoeratureinfinitelybettethantheiroheyaresickofitall
andtogcbacktotheirgrandfathers
thetrendisapparenteverys
farreiortantlyisittob<seeninartandliteraturethesubjeode
chinesnovelsofafeodenlove
situations,iforeignliaisons,eandparents,and
theeainlytotallyunrootedintheuntry
thereisstillrethanenoughofthisinbothartandliterature,buthealthis
beginningtoplainpeoplelivingplainandsturdylives
upontheirearththeyoungintellectualsarebeginningtodisvertheiroasses
theyarebeginningtofindthatlifeintheuntryside,inslltoixed
deisdetheirohytheyarebeginningtofeel
theelveshappythatthereisthisgreatsolidfoundationintheiation,andtotuto
iteagerlyforfreshinspirationitisne,itisdelightful,itishurous,itis
hhaving,andaboveall,itispurelychinese
theyhavebeenhelpedtothisne,toothey,ithink,have
achieveditsohe
havehelpedtheotonlynegatively,byexhibitingacertainsortofbreakdowninour
opositively,byourorendtoward
elentallifetheoventshassetyoungchina
tothinkingaboutheroariat,andtodisveringtheextraordinaryqualityof
heruntrypeople,intainingtheirlifepureandincrediblyundisturbedbythe
isnaturalthatsuchtranquillityshouldgreatlyappealto
intellectualsintheiroes
nistoo,hashelpedthenisasbroughtaboutclass
nsadethennarticulateanddending,andsince
deeduonpeople,they
havealreadybeengivenasortofvoice,atleast,selves,
hoelyintheartandliteratureoftheyoungleftistsinchinathereisa
rapidlyspreadingperonnandanoftheir
untrytheexpressionisstilluchinfluencedbyforeignart,butthe
notionisthereonesotisseesthesedaysapeasantanuponacanvas
insteadofabirduponabaootanpushinga
eadofgoldfishflashinginalotuspool
yetifheofortheinterpretationofchinauntilthesenewly
releasedonesuldfindadequateandarticulatevoice,itolong條
onger,perhaps,thanourgenerationhappilythereareafehers,afeslarge
enoughnottobelostinthenfusionofthetis,hurousenoughtoseelifeasit
is,ourofgenerationsofsophisticationandleaing,keen
enoughtounderstandtheiroionashers,ando
chooseandthereforetrulytheiroeihave
hopedthatoneofthesefeeforusallabookabouthisohina,areal
book,peratedeaftertiihaveopened
abook,eagerlyandeaftertiihavecloseditagainin
disappointnt,becauseitbastic,becauseitoo
ferventindefenceofthatoogreattoneeddefenceittento
iresstheforeigner,andthereforeithyofchina
abookaboutchina,ustbe
frankandunashad,becausetherealchinesehavealwaysbeenaproudpeople,
proudenoughtobefrankandunashadoftheelvesandtheirustberativeinitsunderstanding,forthechinesehavebeenaboveallpeoples
anheartitstbehurous,
beelloour,
foundeduponthetragicknoustbeexpressedin
flo,beautifulhechinesehavealhebeauty
oftheexactandtheexquisitenonebutachineseuldesuchabook,andihad
beguntothinkthatasyetevennochineseulded
iossibletofindadeenglish
hiso,andyetdetachedenoughtoprehendtheir
aning,theaningoftheirageandtheaningoftheiryouth
butsuddenly,asallgreatbooksappear,thisbookappears,fulfillingeverydend
deuponititistruthfulandnotashadofthetruth:itistenproudlyand
hurouslyandhbeauty,seriouslyandhgaiety,appreciativeand
understandingofbotholdandneostprofound,the
stplete,thestiortantbookyettenaboutchinaand,bestofall,itis
ode,lyinthepast,buth
flohepresent
pearls,buck,
preface
inthisbookihavetriedonlytonicateopinions,
aftersolongandpainfulthoughtandreadingandintrospectionihavenottriedto
enterintoarguntsorprovedifferenttheses,butiandjustifiedor
ndeedbythisbook,asnfunannals
anyfacets,forheottobe
opentothestdiverseandntradictoryinterpretationsandishallalwaysbeable
toassistaterialanyoneoholdoppositetheses
buttruthistruthandeanonlyat
rarentstoperceivethetruth,anditisthesentsofperceptionthatwill
survive,andnotind
... </P></TD>