Recently, I read a book named moment in Peking. Moment in Peking is a historical novel originally written in English by the Chinese American author Lin Yutang. The novel covers the turbulent events in China from 1900 to 1938, including the Boxer Rebellion, the Republican Revolution of 1911, the Warlord Era, the rise of nationalism and communism, and the origins of the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945.
The book most flash point is one of the natural Taoism. That way seems to filled with intelligence. The life and death, wealth, life of sorrow as a thorough look. I can not help but respect for the Zhuangzi. In my opinion , Zhuangzi’s philosophy in the book affected the Yao Mulan and Kong Lifu. First opened to me at first think that if rough waves, and then faint, flowing , followed by feel sad, the last before the storm feel that bleak situation, to end the great magnificent, secluded but only. let me came suddenly; What is life, where people dream, as a dream in we real life knows no boundaries.
The protagonist of the story, Mulan, is from the wealthy Yao family. During the Boxer Rebellion she is kidnapped by bandits, and then rescued by the Tseng family; the two families thereafter become close friends. Mulan is lively, intelligent, and generous, as well as extremely
responsible. Her father has always encouraged her interests, among them her intense interest in \"oracle bones\" (the study of ancient Chinese characters carved on bones) and the singing of Chinese Opera. Her intelligence, along with her kindhearted nature, catch the interest of a young man named Kung Lifu. Mulan feels attracted to Lifu, but she honors her family's wish and advice that she marry Sunya. Her marriage to Sunya is mostly harmonious. Together they have three children: Aman, Atung and Amei.
（孙亚）Mulan's husband, Tseng Sunya, is affectionately called \"Fatty\" by Mulan. As the youngest son of his family, Sunya is arguably the least responsible one, but has what is called a \"round character\". He and Mulan had gotten to know each other well when Mulan was rescued from bandits by his parents when they were children. As the two families became increasingly close, their engagement was planned happily.
（立夫）A scholar and Yao Mochow's husband, he married Mochow but he admires Mulan. He was a biology professor at a school in Peking and also fight for democracy and law in China.
She was kidnapped when she was a child, and met Mulan. When Mulan was saved by Mr. Tseng, Dimfragrance(暗香) was sold to other family. She became a nursery maid of Mulan's child some years later. She finally found her family, and became Jinya's second wife
（曼娘）Married to the Tseng's eldest son, Pingya. She became a widow the week after her wedding. She adopt a child, Asuan, and had to stay in the Tseng family forever. She committed suicide during the Japanese war, and remained virgin till death.
The author tries not to be overly judgmental of the characters because he recognizes that too many issues were involved in the chaotic years of the early twentieth century China. There are no absolutely right or wrong characters. Each character held a piece of truth and reality and a piece of irrationality. In the preface, Lin writes that \"[This novel] is merely a story of... how certain habits of living and ways of thinking are formed and how, above all, [men and women] adjust themselves to the circumstances in this earthly life where men strive but gods rule.\"
While the author does not display hatred toward the Japanese, he does let
events and situations affecting the novel characters to let the reader clearly see the reason the Chinese are still bitter about Japan's military past. The novel ends with a cliffhanger, letting the readers hope that the major characters who fled from the coastal regions to the inland of China would survive the horrible war.
War, the old China has meant that the aging of the budding of new China As the book says “the sound of late autumn leaves, listen to the tone of the spring, and in the future strong summer song shoot” This lets me know, failure means success. As long as the reflection, from heart failure, struggle from scratch. As, “eager to win through struggle.” University of the process of learning the same way.
We can see ,works of the last part of “Autumn songs” despite the war in China, the tragic scenes can not help but make me feel broken-hearted. But, I believe ,the Chinese nation is a rebirth from the
humiliation and the book mentioned young people of Chinese in order to defend the country’s national the sacred mission to give, such as flood peak heroic scenes, so that I this age of the Chinese people are proud of it. My heart is in shock. The destiny of the motherland with me. I am well aware of: the powerful of our nation, so prosperity that surrounds it, do not let it be outside the sacred name of blasphemy! Because we keep them the same blood
Moment in Peking is not only my wealth. But also is our duty to remember history ourself. This is a need to carefully try to figure out the book, in which it will benefit you for life.
