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Lin Yutang (10 October 1895 – 26 March 1976) was a Chinese inventor, linguist, novelist, philosopher, and translator. One scholar commented that Lin's "particular blend of sophistication and casualness found a wide audience, and he became a major humorous and critical presence", and he made compilations and translations of the Chinese classics into English.
Moment in Peking is a novel originally written in English by Chinese author Lin Yutang.The novel, Lin's first, covers the turbulent events in China from 1900 to 1938, including the Boxer Uprising, the Republican Revolution of 1911, the Warlord Era, the rise of nationalism and communism, and the start of the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945.
Six Chapters of a Floating Life (Shanghai, 1936) - translated by Lin Yutang. Reprinted in The Wisdom of China and India by Lin Yutang (New York: Random House, 1942) Chapters from a Floating Life: The Autobiography of a Chinese Artist (Oxford University Press, 1960) - translated by Shirley M. Black
Lin Yutang, The Importance of Living, William Morrow Paperbacks, 1998. Jana S. Rošker, Searching for the Way: Theory of Knowledge in Pre-modern and Modern Chinese Philosophy Hong Kong Chinese University Press, 2008. Roel Sterckx, Chinese Thought. From Confucius to Cook Ding. London: Penguin, 2019. Roel Sterckx, Ways of Heaven. An Introduction ...
Lin [1]: 291 Three Treasures Love Moderation Never be the first in the world Erkes [8] three jewels kindness thriftiness not daring to play the first part in the empire Waley [2] three treasures pity frugality refusal to be 'foremost of all things under heaven' Wu [9] Three Treasures Mercy Frugality Not daring to be First in the World Chan [3]
The title comes from the saying of an anonymous Chinese sage, quoted and translated by Lin Yutang in The Importance of Living (1937): A man getting drunk at a farewell party should strike a musical tone, in order to strengthen his spirit … and a drunk military man should order gallons and put out more flags in order to increase his military ...
6. Fish Sauce. A few drops of fish sauce can elevate your stir-fries, soups, and sauces with deep, savory, salty complexity.Just don't sniff the bottle. Ever. It smells like an old fish market ...
Chinatown Family is a 1948 novel by Lin Yutang set in New York City's Chinatown of the 1920s and 1930s, concerning the experiences of the Fongs, a Chinese-American family in becoming successful by hard work and endurance in a sometimes less than welcoming America.