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    ofthishabitationy

    lastafeayextendtoagenerationuntilshehasboehibr 》

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    thenfindthaithegorgeousnsionhasdisappearedandinitsplaceisanold;old

    grave;otherfoxforsheisonlyone

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    notesayingthatshe;butthatsheed

    toenjoyhunlife;andnoprosper;sheisgratefuland

    hopestheyaginationhout

    soaringalofttogodlikeheights;investstheindan

    passionsandhunsorroaginaryh

    thereal;andhasnodesireforapletelyexplained

    thisqualityofthechineseiginationissolittleknohatiwillgiveherea

    translationofatale;thetaleofckiennianghandeddothetangdynastyi

    dontknoherthestoryistrueoot;buttheaffairhappenedintheyearsaround

    ad690;duringthereignoftheeressasandscholars3

    adebelievable

    becauseitisdehun

    itranslatedbyprofessorhagiles

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    bythenaofantheyhad

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    edthathedecidedheherthanstayandseehis

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    chou;sadtotakeleaveofhislover;hinkingitalloverookofthe

    feast;andhetoldhielfthatitaintocarryona

    hopelessronce

    sooutonaboatofanafteoon;andbeforehehadgoneafeiles

    itantotieuptheboatalongshoreandrestfor

    thenightthatnightheuldnotsleep;andtoidnightheheardthesoundof

    quickfootstepsapproachinginafeinutesthesoundhaddraheboathe

    gotupandinquired;”hereatthishourofthenight””itisi;even

    chienniang;”hereplysurprisedanddelightedbeyondhisexpectations;heled

    herdothatshehadhopedtobehishather

    fatherhadbeenunfairtohiandthatsheuldnotbearpartingfroishewas

    afraid;too;thathe;lonelyandtravellinginstrangeparts;ghtbedriventotakehis

    ohecensureofsocietyandtheangerofherparentsand

    etofolloheyogetherand

    ntinuedtheirjoueytoszechuen

    fiveyearspassedhappilyandsheborehithe

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    theirhappinessshedidnotknoherherparents;

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    pietytoleavetheoldparentsthus

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    itseethatnoerfiveyearshavepassed;surelytheyarenotstillangryhus

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    knoindyourparentsareinsoletgoalonefirsttofindout9

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    theysating;heboat;andsheeventoldthe

    servantstonveyherlovetoherparentsbeaidservantsran

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    straighttotheboatshee;andtheyton

    theriverbankeltedintooneshape;

    andtheirdresseshereappearedtheoldghienniang;asyoungand

    aslovelyasever

    bothherparentstheybadetheirservantskeepthesecretandnot

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    relativesofthechangfaly;everknehisstrangehappening

    houandchiennianglivedonashusbandandyyears

    beforetheydied

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    lyexplainedandthatthereisso

    rooorthistypeofiginationtheproperuseofiginationistogivebeautyto

    theorallifehunintelligenceisusedtonverttheo

    aplaentforhunexistence;sointheartisticlifethegiftof

    iginationisusedtoonplaceyto

    keitthrobentinchina;theartoflivingisonehthe

    artsofpaintingandpoetryaslilitheendoftheseventeenthcentury

    expresseditinadraticpassage;

    firstthehillsinthepainting

    thenthepaintinginthehills

    chapterfour

    idealsoflife

    ichinesehunisbr 》

    tounderstandtheusttrytounderstandanishoe

    aningitilies;firstajustnanlife;sendly;a

    pletedevotiontotheseends;andthirdly;theattainntoftheseendsbythespirit

    ofhunreasonablenessorthedoean;ayalsobe

    onsense

    thequestionoftheaningoflifehasperplexedephilosophers;andithas

    neverbeensolved梟aturally;theteleologicalpointofview;

    as;arecreated

    forthegoodofthisuchpainandsery

    inthislifetoalloanspride;teleologyistherefore

    carriedovertothenextlife;andthisearthlylifeisthenlookeduponasapreparation

    forthelifehereafter;innfortyhthelogifsocrates;hlookedupona

    ferociousuralprovisionforthetrainingofthehusbandscharacterthis

    sotisgivespeaindfora

    nt;butthentheetealquestion;”eaningoflife”esback

    others;likenietzsethatlifest

    haveaningandbelievethatprogressisinacircle;andhunachieventsarea

    savagedanarketbutstillthequestionesback

    eteally;liketheseaeaningoflife”

    thechinesehunistsbelievetheyhavefoundthetrueendoflifeandarscious

    ofitforthechinesetheendoflifeliesnotinlifeafterdeath;fortheideathatwelive

    inordertodie;astaughtbychristianity;isinprehensible;norinnirvana;forthat

    istootaphysient;forthatistoo

    vainglorious;noryetinprogressforprogresssake;forthatisaninglessthetrue

    end;theentofa

    silelife;especiallythefalylife;andinhaioussocialrelationshipsthefirst

    poehatachildleasinschoolruns:

    cloudsbybreezesareo;

    luredbyfloonandon

    theyllsay;”lookatthatoldnonaspree”

    andknoyspiritsonhappinessboe

    thatrepresentstotheoodbutthesuubr 》

    bonuflifethechineseidealoflifeisdrunkthroughentitisan

    idealoflifethatisneitherpartietaphysical;butnevertheless

    ienselyrealitis;istsay;abrilliantlysileideal;sobrilliantlysilethat

    onlydietteroffactchinesenduldhavenceivedit;andyetoneoften

    eaningoflifeliesinthesane

    andhealthyenjoyntofitthedifferencebetstobe

    thattheakingrethingsandalesserabilitytoenjoytheinationand

    capacitytoenjoythefehingstheyhavethistrait;oucentrationonearthly

    happiness;isascharesultasacauseoftheabsenceofreligionforifonecannot

    believeinthelifehereafterasthensuationofthepresentlife;oneisforcedto

    kethestofthislifebeforethefarakesthis

    ncentrationpossible

    frohisahunisasdevelopedsancentreduniverse;

    andlaysdoanhappinessthe

    hunizingofknoontnswerves;heis

    carriedaesatoolofhisownknowledgeonlybyasharp

    andsteadfastholdingtothetrueendofhunlifeasoneseesitcanhunisbr 》

    intainitselfhuniseanpositionbethe

    otheraterialisfthedey

    havecapturedpopularfancyinchina;butagainstitsinfluencethetruenfucianist

    anisonlyanescape

    froife;oranegationofthetrulyhunlife

    ontheotherhand;thedeentofchinery;has

    nottakentitoensurethatnenjoysakestheglorificationofthe

    pluerinaricahasdethenforgetthatonecanliveaveryhappylife

    anynynhave

    livedtofortableoldageanddeiortantscientificdisveriesandten

    sterpieceshtheirerjugandoldfashionedbasinthereneedstobea

    religionousdictuboutthesabbathandnstantly

    preaanandnotndeforthechineforafter

    all;thesufallhunandtheproblefallhunknowledgeishow

    nshallreinanandhoenjoyhislife

    iireligion

    nothingisrestrikingthanthechinesehunistdevotiontothetrueendoflifeas

    theyaphysical

    phantasiesextraneoustoitanistnfuciusthe

    iortantquestionofdeath;hisfausreplykno

    death”1anaricanpresbyteriannisteroncetried
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    todrivehotothe

    iortanrtalitybyreferringtotheallegedastronocal

    theorythatthesunisgraduallylosingitsenergyandthatperhaps;afterllionsof

    years;lifeissuretobeeextinctonthispla”doyounotrealize;therefore;”

    askedthenister;”thatafterall;thequestionofiortalityisiortant”itoldhibr 》

    franklyianlifehasyethalfallionyears;thatisenough

    forallpraetaphysical

    anybodyssoulshouldorethanhalfallionyearsandnotbeperfeindcannot

    understandthepresbyteriannistersy

    unnakeratherpoor

    christiannverts;andiftheyaretobenvertedtheyshouldallbeequakers;

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    apresstheaswillbe

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    original

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    iginationinaginationinchinese

    ethicseveninpaintingandpoetrythereisasheer;ed;instinctivedelight

    innplacelife;andiginationisusedtothroandbeauty

    overthisearthlylife;ratherthantoescapefrotthereisnodoubtthatthechinese

    areinlovehlife;inlovehthisearth;andforsakeitforaninvisible

    heaventheyareinlovehlife;sobeautiful;andinh

    ntsofhappinessaresopreciousbecausetheyaresotransienttheyareinlove

    onks;funeralsandweddingsand

    childbirthsandsicknessesandglosandrainynightsandfeastingdaysand

    as

    itisthesedetailsoflifeuponhechinesenovelistsfondlyanduntiringlydwell;

    detailsanandsignificantbecauseansareaffected

    bytheistressto

    servantshadgoosleepandtaiyti;sittingbehindthebeadedscreen;heardthe

    parrotcallingthestersnaidautuday;thatrable

    dautudayofacertainyear;hesistersandpaoyiiheredto

    sandxinlightrailleryandbanteringlaughteroverthefeastofcrabs;in

    ahappinesssoperfectthatituldhardlylast;likethefullon;asthechinese

    sayinggoesorapairofinnocentneheirfirstreunionona

    onlitnight;heysatalonenearapondandprayedtothegodsthattheir

    rriedlifeghtlasttilldeath;butdarkeovertheon;andinthe

    distancetheyheardasteriousnoiseasifaothe

    er;pursuedbyaproheyoungwifeshiveredandranupahighfever

    thenextdayyes;lifelybeautifulishrerding;dooits

    losnothingofthisearthlylifeaterialortoovulgar

    toenterliteratureacharacteristifallchinesenovelsistheincessantand

    nevertiringenurationofthenasofdishesservedatafalyfeastoratravellers

    supperataninn;folloachachesandtripstothevacantlot

    anstoiletsothechinesenovelistsenandenlive;anditisalifetoofulltobeoccupiedhthoughtsof

    iortality

    thisrealisndthisattachedtotheearthqualityofthechineseidealoflifehasa

    basisinnfucianisianity;isoftheearth;earthbofor

    jesusanticist;nfuciusarealist;jesusystic;nfuciusa

    positivist;jesusanitarian;nfuciusahunistintheseties

    andnsensenfucianisstrictlyspeaking;areligion:ithadcertain

    feelingstoheuniversethatborderedonthereligiousfeeling;butitwas

    notareligiontherearesuchgreatsoulsinthegetinterestedinthe

    lifehereafterorinthequestionofiortalityorinthesingeneral

    thattypeofphilosophyuldneversatisfythegeicraces;andcert
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