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A review by modernviking
Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China's Past and Present by Peter Hessler
4.0
Great insight into turn of the century China. Not sure how much of it is still relevant today, given the pace of the change, but if the author is correct about Chinese mentality then much of it should be as he claims the culture is so tied up in its own history.
Memorable quote:
A fish-trap is for catching fish: once you've caught the fish, you can forget the trap. A rabbit-snare is for catching rabbits; once you've caught the rabbit, you can forget about the snare. Words are for catching ideas; once you've caught the idea, you can forget about the words. Where can I find a person who knows howto forget about words so I can have a few words with him? - Chuang Tzu
Memorable quote:
A fish-trap is for catching fish: once you've caught the fish, you can forget the trap. A rabbit-snare is for catching rabbits; once you've caught the rabbit, you can forget about the snare. Words are for catching ideas; once you've caught the idea, you can forget about the words. Where can I find a person who knows howto forget about words so I can have a few words with him? - Chuang Tzu