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survivaliseletheextrelypreilylettersofcheng
panongthegreatestin
theworld:
thehouseyouboughtisableforresidence;onlyifeel
theurtyardistoosll;andy
unfetterednature;idonotlikeitonlyahundredstepsnorthfrohishouse;thereis
theparrotbridge;
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andanotherthirtystepsfrohebridgeisthepluoh
vacantspacesallaroundolookoutandseethehelittlehdecrepithuts
andabackgroundofoldcityefascinatedbyit
ifyouuldgetfiftythousandetobuild
ttagethereforlatterdaysintentionistobuildanearthen;and
plantlotsofbaoosandflogoingtohaveagardenpathof
pavedpebblesleadingfrohegatetothehousedoortheres;one
fortheparlour;oneforthestudy;ings;brushes;
inkslabs;tleandteaservice;andryandliterature
egoodfriendsandtheyoungergenerationbehindthisily
livingroo;ainroo;t
altogethertheres;allveredhgrasssheds;andishallbequite
ntentearlyintheingbeforesunrise;iuldlookeastandseetheredglowof
theingclouds;andatsunset;thesunbehindthetreeswhenone
standsuponahighplaceintheurtyard;onecanalreadyseethebridgeandthe
cloudsandersinthedistance;andyatnight;onecanseethe
lightsoftheneighboursoutsidethehirtystepstoyourhouse
onthesouth;andthelittlegardenontheeastbyasllcreek
soitisquiteidealsoysay;”thisisindeedveryfortable;onlytherey
beburglars”theydonotknohatburglarsarealsobutpoorpeopleiwouldopen
thedoorandinvitetheoein;anddiscussayshare
ay
eventakeahegreattopaforahundredcash
please;youngerbrother;bearthisinnd;forthisisyourstupidbrothers
provisionforspendingahappyoldageiayhaveisodesire
thisistypientinchineseliteraturethisruralidealofcheng
panuonbrotherhoodhthe
poorpeasant;esnaturaltoataoisticsoul;astheruralidealoftseng
kuofansisbasedonthedesireforthepreservationforthefaly;andclosely
nnectedilysystefortheruralidealoflifeispartofthe
so
akeslievillagetheunititybeasingtoleathattsengkuofan;the
greatgeneralandfirstnisterofhistis;inhisfalyletterstohischildrenand
nepheagainstextravaganthabitsandadvisedtheo
plantvegetables;rearpigsandnuretheiros;yetsuchadviceonfrugality
andindustrythatthefalyprosperityghtbe
prolongedifsilieforthe
nationalintegrityfortotsengkuofan;itilieswhose
childrenleaexpensivehabitsofliving;prosperonlyforagenerationorthe
rchantfaliesayprosperforthreeorfour
generations;thefaliespleand
carefulhabitsprosperforfiveorsixgenerations;ilieshe
virtuesoffilialpietyandfriendlinessprosperforeightortengenerations”
itisthereforeentirelyeasytounderstandhekeepingoffish;the
keepingofpigs;theplantingofbaoosandtheplantingofvegetables9as”thefour
thingsaythuskeepupthe
traditionofourforefathers;and;ontheotherhand;onewillfeelasenseoflifeand
groyeringour
urtevenifyoushouldhavetospendalittlereneyandhireafeore
helpers;theneyspentonthesefourthingsthesefour
things;youcanseeilyisprosperingorisgoingdown”
andsohothefalyinstructionsofyenchihtui53i59》fanchungyen
9891052;chuhsi11301300;dou16961771and
tseng
kuofan18111872;thisfalyidealofindustryandfrugalityandlivingthesile
lifepersistedandoralheritageofthenationthe
falysysteohoselfintotheruralpatteoflifeanduldnotbe
separatedfrotsiliplicity;
shunpo;ongthechineseitanknehebenefitsof
civilizationandkneanknehehappinessofthejoysof
life;butalsoeralnature;fearfulofthejealousyofthegods;
andplerbutlongerfortoenjoy
toonygoodthingsoflifeothechinese;tochehfo;ordecrease
oneslotofhappinessinthislifetherefore”oneshouldbejustascarefulinchoosing
onespleasuresasinavoidingcalaties””choosethelighterhappiness;”saida
singdynasties;andsohohere
intheanlappinessissoprecariousthattheretreattonature
andiliustbeso;andthechinesekneby
instincttheyilies;;andtheyachieveditfortheiation
vracialyouth
it;therefore;thatthechinese;asapeople;ivoidedthedangersofcivic
deteriorationbyanaturaldistrust》fitive
habitsoflifethisghtsuggestthatthesoust》e
understoodinagreatlydifiedsense;thatith
pritivistselfandquitereadytoaygoodbyetoitcertainlyita
civilizationthathadguaranteedthepeoplepeaceittentperiodsof
joodsheda
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nddisorder;orthathaddeinesindfloodsiossible
thatauntryaftertparativelydvilizedlivinguldfuish
livingterialforsuenarebrothers;an
flesh;though昦re;easurethesteryof
thisenigofsocialntinuityagainstthehavofcivilizationsungchiang;likueiandthehostofrobustrobbersonthetopofliangshanpo;althoughing
alstfifteencenturiesaftefucius;donotsuggesttousrepresentativesofan
oution;butratherhappychildrenofapeopleinthetofa
dasasiftherace;
insteadofreachingfullturityhnfucius;wasreallyenjoyingaprolonged
childhood
thisbringsustotheextrelyinterestingquestionoftheracialnstitutionofthe
chineserace:uchthe
anyrespectsstillinitsracial
youthandfarfroeaaybedebysayingthat
thechineseareculturallyoldbutraciallyyoung;atheory
angsoofthedeanthropologistsgriffithtaylor1thusclassifiesthe
anrace;acrdingto
hisgrationzoneschehavelockellisalsocharacterizestheasiaticsasbeing
raeoftheadaptability;flexibilityand
pristineallroundshunponatureofchildhoodbeforereachingspecialized
developntperhaps”aprolonged;forinfantilisbr 》
andarresteddevelopntorstagnationaresleadingter
isnceptionofonelookingatchina
froheoutside;houtknoothinkofthe
latedevelopntoftheanyforeigners
igine;frohetiofnfucius;butfroslateasthetenthcentury;andwas
thenonlysloilitreacheditsperfectionunderkanghsiand
chienlungintheseventeenthcentury;alstbeforeoureyesprogressinlacquer;
printing;andpaintingeachdynastybroughtitastepforhe
renoeintobeinguntilthelastthousand
yearsofthechinesenationallife;alateperiodforanoldcivilizationandinliterature;
oneneedsonlytothinkofthelatenessoftheproseepicandtaleofhe
shuihuallanbrothersandhsiyuchistbensideredsuch;andtheywere