This analysis highlights Liu Shilong's garden, revealing its beauty in late-Ming China, and connects to Simon Leys’ essays.
This radiant scene is taken from the ‘Record of the Garden That is Not Around’ by Liu Shilong, a remarkable piece written by a scholar in late-Ming China (early 17th century). The garden captured my attention when I found a brief reference to it in the wonderfully titled, The Hall of Uselessness , a collection of essays by Simon Leys.
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