The protracted epidemic has forced our lives to change dramatically. Home isolation, normalization of the epidemic... The emergence of terms such as these has taken us one step further away from "freedom of travel".
As the saying goes: read thousands of books, travel thousands of miles. In the current epidemic era, perhaps books have become our last refuge.
But, thankfully, there are books. Today, let's empty our minds and take a spiritual journey
The story of the Sahara
Sanmao / Beijing October Literature and Art Publishing House / 2017
In sanmao's heart, the Sahara Desert is the dream lover, which cannot be explained, belongs to the nostalgia of the memories of past lives, and inexplicably, she unreservedly surrendered herself to that strange land.
Every stone in the sand still knows to cherish it, and every sunrise and sunset is hard to forget, not to mention, how can this living face erase them in the memory.
"The Story of the Sahara" is Sanmao's most popular prose masterpiece. After adapting to the dry and monotonous life of the Saharan desert, she re-wrote, documenting the bitter married life with Jose, the exotic culture of the Saharawis, and the turmoil in the desert...
More than a dozen simple essays, full of exuberant vitality, have poured out Chinese readers all over the world.
"What he wants is love, affection, home, warmth. Such a restrained and lonely young heart, when it encounters a little even a fake love, of course, it must be desperate to catch it. ”
Traveler's Notes
Chen Jiaying / Huaxia Publishing House / 2015
"Traveler's Letter" is a travel essay by Professor Chen Jiaying, a letter he wrote to his relatives and friends during his spring 1981 trip. The book not only imitates the scenery and opens up a loose realm, but also mixes the author's perception of nature and life, which is in harmony with the grass and trees and landscapes.
Different from the rigor of his academic articles, the tone of this book is fresh and bright, which not only describes the scenery along the way, shows the author's profound writing skills, but also has some of the author's thoughts and associations for daily life.
"In an era of ascension, as Shakespeare put it, life unfolds as a broad stage, when all directions from time to time are connected into a common world. Without imagination, without penetration, Qu Yuan and Sima Qian, the sea of clouds in Emei and the rising sun in the South China Sea, the collision of atoms and the expansion of nebulae, will all be isolated from our lives. Who wants to say: Look, this is the real life? ”
On the way
Jack Kerouac / Liang Yong'an / Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House / 2020
I often dreamed of going west, often making vague plans, but never putting them into practice until I got to know Dean.
My aunt warned me that there was no good in mixing with people like Dean, and that I would only cause trouble for myself. Yet I heard a new voice calling to me and saw a new horizon facing me. My young heart is convinced of this.
Even if I do get into trouble, even if Dean finally rejects me as his nemesis, and even if he ignores me when I'm hungry or sick (as happened later), what's the big deal? I'm a young writer with the idea of flying high.
I know that on the way, there will be girls, there will be spiritual revelations, there will be everything waiting for me; on the way, the mussel shell will open and deliver the pearl to my hand.
"Because there are so many things I like, and in the end there are only failures. It's like a shooting star, running non-stop until it falls. I can't give anything to others except failure. ”
Travel notes in Spain
Linda / Life, Reading, And Knowledge Triptych Bookstore / 2015
The Linda Series: Notes on Travels in Spain recounts the author's travels in Spain.
In the face of Spain's exotic and colorful history, art, characters and palaces, churches, castles and other cultural essences, the author, in addition to describing its unparalleled humanistic and artistic value, but also the story that has happened in this land for thousands of years, into the roaming itinerary, so that the emperor will be the general, the smoke of war, the scenery of the mountains and rivers, especially its process of moving to the modern country runs through the book, not only allowing readers to appreciate the charming style of Spain, but also to go deep into the deep history of Spain. Gain insight into its profound and revealing social evolution.
"More or less, sooner or later, we are all propelled by the impulses of life, by the inexplicable tides of spirit and emotion. Seek the meaning of life when you can't see meaning, and at different times, because of different positions, different fantasies appear. ”
see
Jing Chai / Guangxi Normal University Press / 2013
"Seeing" is an autobiographical work by well-known journalist and host Chai Jing about the ten-year journey of CCTV, which is not only Chai Jing's personal growth confession, but also, to some extent, a memorandum of ten years of changes in Chinese society.
Ten years ago, she was chosen to become a national television news anchor, but she suffered setbacks because of her lack of experience, and after becoming a live reporter during the SARS period, the real life canine teeth intertwined, let her get rid of the shackles of appearance and self bit by bit, and have a broader and deeper understanding of life and human nature.
In ten years, SARS, the Wenchuan earthquake, the report of the two sessions, the Beijing Olympics... At the scene of every major event, Chai Jing's figure can be found almost everywhere, and she has also produced many rigid investigative reports such as South China Tiger Photograph and Land Acquisition.
In the book, she documents the moving details that are drowned in the grand narrative, leaving a personal footnote for the times. As always, Chai Jing saw and recorded the individuals in the news who left a strong impression of her life, everyone was deeply embedded in the world, no one could be just a bystander, and what others experienced, I must endure. The people and things recorded in the book are their lives, but also the lives of you and me.
"The basis of tolerance is understanding, do you understand?" Tolerance is not morality, but awareness. Only by deeply understanding things can we understand and understand the complexity of people and the world, and have the habit of thinking that does not easily blame and praise. ”
The four seasons in the suitcase
Halocat / Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House / 2021
"I want to share with you this memory of mine and feel the journey of the four seasons with me in the painting."
"Four Seasons in the Suitcase" is a collection of illustrated works by illustrating artist Halocat with the theme of "Four Seasons", divided into four chapters of spring, summer, autumn and winter according to the order of the four seasons, gathering more than 100 selected illustrations and a number of life essays created by him in the past 10 years, presenting the beauty of the four seasons and the beauty of the seasonal life in various places with flexible brushes and delicate words.
In the eyes of the halogen cat, the beautiful life should be, there are flowers in spring, wind in summer, leaves fall in autumn, snow in winter, and the four seasons are distinct, which can show the richness and diversity of life. Cherry blossoms in the park in spring, sea breeze on the island in summer, autumn leaves in the forest in autumn, polar night in Northern Europe in winter... Walking in different cities, crossing the mountains and lakes, the time and beautiful daily life of the four seasons are gently painted into this book.
In addition to the illustrations, this book also includes a number of essays written by The Halo Cat himself, sharing his feelings about painting, nature, seasons, travel, reading and other aspects through real and delicate words.
"Imagine yourself as a beach with your name on it and the waves can't take it away."