浮生六記
Six Records of a Floating Life
Shen Fu 沈復 · 1763–?
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A minor Suzhou clerk remembers his marriage to Chen Yun, their small pleasures with flowers and wine, their quarrels with family and money, and his travels. Only four of the six chapters survive. Its plain candour about a loving marriage was rare in classical Chinese, and Yun has charmed readers since the manuscript was found and printed in the 1870s.