title: [Good Book Sharing] European Love Letters - Because It's So Beautiful, I Must Tell You the Scenery
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European Love Letters - Because It's So Beautiful, I Must Tell You the Scenery
Author: Xie Zheqing
Publisher: Yuan Shen Publishing
ISBN: 9789861334837
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# Preface:
This is the eighteenth book I've read this year. I bought this book because of Xie Zheqing, the most popular historian among men. I was actually worried at first. Travel books should have a lot of pictures. In the internet age, wouldn't it feel better to watch videos?
But just like the text above, there are actually many refined words inside. It's like the author's love letters written all over the world. It tells you the beautiful Europe, one touching little story after another.
# Content Introduction:
Having traveled to 86 countries, solo travel was once his way of piecing together a broken soul.
Because of loneliness, he saw not only the bustling splendor.
On the Ferris wheel in Vienna, he found a silent and persistent energy.
In Klimt's "The Kiss," he glimpsed a moment of happiness.
In the Montparnasse Cemetery in Paris, he became infatuated with the various aspects of life.
After taking the Moscow subway for 287 stations, he realized the freedom that cannot be seen.
Zheqing said, "It's easy to throw yourself into the wilderness, as long as you just keep moving forward. The most exciting adventure in life is actually in the day-to-day, mundane, and cruel reality, to still be able to maintain the same drive. The ordinary daily life is the biggest challenge in life."
Therefore, he is willing to put all the beauty and insights he saw during the journey into our ordinary daily lives, to accompany us in facing the challenges of life. European Love Letters is written to his beloved, and also to everyone who loves him!
This book is mostly a narrative of historical events in many places, or some stories about the attractions.
### "Preface" The Journey Begins from the City of Annihilation
Starting from the ancient city of no name - the City of Annihilation, which was buried by volcanic ash in southeastern Italy, the contrast is quite large, but it slowly begins to lay out many stories.
### [Italy. Padua] Giotto and the Scrovegni Chapel - The Turning Point from God to Man
The author's writing is very delicate, often with one or two photos to assist his historical materials. But the pictures will not be too eye-catching, but they deeply touch people's hearts.
### [France. Sénanque] Sénanque Abbey - A Small Pause on the Long Road
The small abbey, the author shares his feelings of living there. And the wonderful past.
Of course, there are also pictures of the beautiful abbey.
### [Spain. Madrid] The Metaphor of the Lamb - The Dark Reality That Zurbarán Didn't Break
Madrid, this place, is shared through the painting <Zurbarán - The Lamb of God>. And brings out a story from the author's childhood. (His beloved little rabbit was accidentally taken to be cooked by his elders.)
Through the interpretation of many paintings by "Zurbarán", share the painter's inner depths and the lifestyle of people in that era. When investigating, the author likes to learn more about many small stories through local tourism.
# Thoughts
This is a love letter written to Europe, but it tells of many thoughts of home. Sharing many small historical stories, but also telling you how the local people live on this colorful continent.
Through many statues and paintings, we understand the local characteristics and the stories of that era. If you have been to these places, I believe you will feel even more.
Perhaps, you can take this book with you. Let Zheqing accompany you on your trip to Europe.
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