Chronicle of a Solitary Soul/斯人记

"This book portrays the decadent life of Beijing's scholar-officials during the Beiyang Government era-described as the ""model capital""-through the story of literati Liang Hanshan and poetess Zhang Meixian, who connect through poetry. Drawing inspiration from the poetic sentiment ""While carriages and caps throng the splendid capital, this solitary soul pines in despair,"" it contrasts two extremes: the world of morally upright, incorruptible scholars against the dissolute reality of those indulging in ""chasing after opera stars, frequenting brothels, indulging in gluttonous feasts"" while superficially ""dabbling in romantic poetry.""¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"¿"¿¿"¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿" "¿¿¿¿¿¿"¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿