A classic tale of two halves
By Zhang Zixun | China Daily | Updated: 2011-05-24 07:54
EDITOR's Note: Every week we look at a work of art or a cultural relic that puts the spotlight on China's heritage.
One day in 1650, a dying man gazed at a box next to his bed, forcing his eyes to remain open. When his family took out a treasure and spread it in front of him, tears rolled down the man's eyes and he said in a hoarse whisper:
"Burn..."
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