Taking no haste and following your heart means having a calm attitude, or being steady and down-to-earth in doing things. Wherever you want to go, you have to go even if you are wearing simple straw sandals. Follow your heart and go with nature. Simplicity belongs to the nobility inherent in every human being.
It comes from "Chenqu" by the modern writer Qi Jin. The book is divided into three parts: travel notes, essays and novels. It contains fine essays that were scattered in publications in the late Qi Jin years, the latest wonderful travel notes, and the novella "Dust Song". The entire book is illustrated with the author's original travel photography illustrations.
The travel notes take the walking route as a clue, what they see, hear and feel, the writing is fresh and elegant, and the elegant and refined aesthetic taste is enough to guide and define the reader's taste.
Prose is a review and thinking of past experiences and emotions, an understanding of life and world affairs, and there are rich emotions and deep thinking between the lines.
Introduction to the novel:
The secret past events buried in the hearts of each family member are staged one after another: the father's early emotional entanglement with his ex-wife; the son's unforgettable love story as a gay; and her daughter’s unique experience in college.
The three representative protagonists born in different generations: father, son and daughter, alluding to the huge alienation among Chinese family members and the shackles of communication that refuse to communicate, a family under one roof. But they all have their own thoughts, and they would rather bear the sadness alone or share it with strangers than be honest with their loved ones. Delicately presents the painful struggle deep in everyone's heart.