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ionnistaughttoadrebeautifulthings,notbybooksbutby
soaninthe
industrialageisugly,anyaninchina,throwingoverboardall
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
recentlybecauseartificialsilkissochcheaper,anditwashessowell,andgoodred
inkpad,stingthirtytarketbecauseithasgivenplace
topurpleinkforrubberstas
thisancientgenialityisbestreflectedinthechinesefaliaressay,hsiaopinwen,
heproductofthechinesespiritatplaythepleasuresofaleisurelylifeare
itsetealthesitssubjecttterverstheartofdrinkingtea,thecarvingofseals
andtheappreciationofthecutsandthequalityofthestones,thetrainingof
potflobinghistorically
fausuntains,visitingancientbeautiestos,posingpoetryunderthe
onandlookingatastoahighuntain梐llteninastyleleisurelyand
chattyandsuave,asdisaglyhospitableasafriendschatbythefiresideandas
poetiellow,likegood
oldanhappyselfandthe
universe,poorinpossessionsbutrichinsentintsanddiscrinatingintaste,
experienplehearted,abottleofetions
andyetapparentlyindifferenttoalltheoutsideentedandwisely
idle,lovingsiliateriallivingthisspiritofgenialityisbestseenin
theprefaenarebrothers,attributedtotheauthor,butreallyforgedbythegreatseventeenthcenturycritic,chinshengtanthispreface,initselfanexcellent
exaleoftheannerandtter,readslike
anessayonleisure,andtheazingthingisthatitendedbyitsauthorasa
prefacetoanovel1
1seetranslationbypearlsbuckinallnarebrothers,johnday,1933,
inchina,nknodealabouttheartofallarts,viz,theartoflivinga
youngeraybekeenonkingprogress,butanoldcivilization,having
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,
iffures,theartofapplyingpootheartofokingand
direet,andfinallytotheherich
nandthepoo,andinallthefourseasons,thethodsofbanningworry,
regulatingsexlife,preventingandcuringillness,endingintheuniquedivisionof
diedicihatonelikesby
teerant,””diedicihatone
lovesandlongsfor5thisoreregardingdical
advicethanaedicinethisepicuredratist,forhewasa
greaticpoet,spokeofeinstancesofhisthorough
understandingoftheartoflivingaregivenhere,asshoheessentialchinese
spirit,
thuslilianstudyofdifferent
flo:
theiortantthingabouthattheirbrancheshangdoheydid
nothangdoportantthatthebranchesbelong,
forotherheycannotshethenheuseof
theirhangingdoreeisaplacehecicadaslovetorest,ashe
birdsitistothecreditofthistreethatusicintheairanddonotfeello
... </P></TD>
ionnistaughttoadrebeautifulthings,notbybooksbutby
soaninthe
industrialageisugly,anyaninchina,throwingoverboardall
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
recentlybecauseartificialsilkissochcheaper,anditwashessowell,andgoodred
inkpad,stingthirtytarketbecauseithasgivenplace
topurpleinkforrubberstas
thisancientgenialityisbestreflectedinthechinesefaliaressay,hsiaopinwen,
heproductofthechinesespiritatplaythepleasuresofaleisurelylifeare
itsetealthesitssubjecttterverstheartofdrinkingtea,thecarvingofseals
andtheappreciationofthecutsandthequalityofthestones,thetrainingof
potflobinghistorically
fausuntains,visitingancientbeautiestos,posingpoetryunderthe
onandlookingatastoahighuntain梐llteninastyleleisurelyand
chattyandsuave,asdisaglyhospitableasafriendschatbythefiresideandas
poetiellow,likegood
oldanhappyselfandthe
universe,poorinpossessionsbutrichinsentintsanddiscrinatingintaste,
experienplehearted,abottleofetions
andyetapparentlyindifferenttoalltheoutsideentedandwisely
idle,lovingsiliateriallivingthisspiritofgenialityisbestseenin
theprefaenarebrothers,attributedtotheauthor,butreallyforgedbythegreatseventeenthcenturycritic,chinshengtanthispreface,initselfanexcellent
exaleoftheannerandtter,readslike
anessayonleisure,andtheazingthingisthatitendedbyitsauthorasa
prefacetoanovel1
1seetranslationbypearlsbuckinallnarebrothers,johnday,1933,
inchina,nknodealabouttheartofallarts,viz,theartoflivinga
youngeraybekeenonkingprogress,butanoldcivilization,having
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,
iffures,theartofapplyingpootheartofokingand
direet,andfinallytotheherich
nandthepoo,andinallthefourseasons,thethodsofbanningworry,
regulatingsexlife,preventingandcuringillness,endingintheuniquedivisionof
diedicihatonelikesby
teerant,””diedicihatone
lovesandlongsfor5thisoreregardingdical
advicethanaedicinethisepicuredratist,forhewasa
greaticpoet,spokeofeinstancesofhisthorough
understandingoftheartoflivingaregivenhere,asshoheessentialchinese
spirit,
thuslilianstudyofdifferent
flo:
theiortantthingabouthattheirbrancheshangdoheydid
nothangdoportantthatthebranchesbelong,
forotherheycannotshethenheuseof
theirhangingdoreeisaplacehecicadaslovetorest,ashe
birdsitistothecreditofthistreethatusicintheairanddonotfeello
... </P></TD>