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    soaninthe

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    thatisbestandfinestintheirsoadrushforthingsehout

    theetradition,isuglierstilltolookatintheofshanghai,h

    allitsllionaires,thereisonlyonedecentchinesegardenanditisownedbyajew,

    allofthechinesehavegoneinforthetennislaetricflowerbedsand

    triedhedges,andtailoredtreestrainedtolookaperfectcircleoraperfectne,

    andfloedtorepresentlettersoftheenglishalphabetshanghaiisnotchina,

    butshanghaiisanonousindiayetoitleavesa

    badflavourinouruthslikethosechinesedecakesdeh

    pigslardanditjarsonoursenseslikethosechinesebrassbandsplaying”onward,

    arusttaketitogrowup

    thereasteinancientchina,andisleftofitinbeautifulnlrl

    papers,inoldporcelain,ingreatpaintings,andinalltheoldknickknacksnotyet

    touchedbythedeinfluenceonecannotfondlethebeautifuloldbooksorseethe

    scholarsletterpapersansspiritinoldchinahadan

    understandingoftoneandhayandllohreedecades

    agothereeenen

    auve,andpedechine,andgoodred

    inkpadforthesealstillhadarketnoheryhasllapsed

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    inkpad,stingthirtytarketbecauseithasgivenplace

    topurpleinkforrubberstas

    thisancientgenialityisbestreflectedinthechinesefaliaressay,hsiaopinwen,

    heproductofthechinesespiritatplaythepleasuresofaleisurelylifeare

    itsetealthesitssubjecttterverstheartofdrinkingtea,thecarvingofseals

    andtheappreciationofthecutsandthequalityofthestones,thetrainingof

    potflobinghistorically

    fausuntains,visitingancientbeautiestos,posingpoetryunderthe

    onandlookingatastoahighuntain梐llteninastyleleisurelyand

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    poetiellow,likegood

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    experienplehearted,abottleofetions

    andyetapparentlyindifferenttoalltheoutsideentedandwisely

    idle,lovingsiliateriallivingthisspiritofgenialityisbestseenin

    theprefaenarebrothers,attributedtotheauthor,butreallyforgedbythegreatseventeenthcenturycritic,chinshengtanthispreface,initselfanexcellent

    exaleoftheannerandtter,readslike

    anessayonleisure,andtheazingthingisthatitendedbyitsauthorasa

    prefacetoanovel1

    1seetranslationbypearlsbuckinallnarebrothers,johnday,1933,

    inchina,nknodealabouttheartofallarts,viz,theartoflivinga

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    seennaturallyagreatdealoflife,iskeenonlyonlivinginthecaseofchina,hthe

    spiritofhunisakesntheanhappiness

    theendofallknophasisontheartoflivingisalltherenaturalbut

    evenanisanoldusthaveadifferentstandardofvalues,

    foritalonekno\vs”thedurablepleasuresoflife,”erelyttersofthe

    senses,food,drink,house,garden,en,andfriendshipthatises

    toinitsessencethatisieslikeparisandviennahefe,

    goodenandbeautifulsian

    intelligencestruckablindalley,and,tiredofaskingquestions,tookagainthevinefor

    itsspouseinthekhayyaanneranynation,therefore,thatdoesnotknoo

    eatandenjoylivinglikethechineseisunuthanduncivilizedinoureyes

    intheportantsection

    devotedtothepleasuresoflife,ecufthechineseartofliving,

    frohehouseandgarden,interiorderations,partitions,toenstoilet,

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    direet,andfinallytotheherich

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    diedicihatonelikesby

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    spirit,

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    birdsitistothecreditofthistreethatusicintheairanddonotfeello

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