"Family heirloom" is divided into four volumes, each of which is an independent whole, including six units: atmosphere life, celebrating the new year, putting food first, ingenuity, heart-to-heart talk and life notes, covering all aspects of China's traditional culture, art, diet and life.
When I first read this book, I was shocked. It is really enviable that a person can have such extensive knowledge and live such an exquisite life. Looking at her workload, you will think that this is a workaholic who forgets to eat and sleep; Looking at her lifestyle, you will feel that this is a literary petty bourgeoisie who is slow to see the clouds. However, Ren Xiang intends to combine the two perfectly. In her picturesque life, she has accomplished amazing work and achieved amazing results.
Ren Xiang likes to make things by hand. She tied lanterns on the Lantern Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day made cakes, designed jewelry when she was busy, and made fabrics in her spare time. She said that the joy in the process of handmade seems to be the greatest pleasure in her life. She is not afraid that life has no fun, but that she has no time to enjoy it.
Ren Xiang once organized a diving bell and butterfly reading party for female friends, and held an unforgettable butterfly banquet. The author of Diving Bell and Butterfly was paralyzed by a stroke at the age of 44. Intuitively, his friends wrote for him, and he died the day after the book was published. A thin book is about a paralyzed body confined in a hospital bed, and a free soul has been hiding, flying in the sky like a butterfly. Ren Xiang felt this and held a butterfly banquet. The finale of this banquet is the last course. She prepared a lively butterfly for everyone, covered it with a net, and everyone counted down and let it fly together. All the participants were great. The banquet centered on diving bells and butterflies, leaving unforgettable memories. Ren Xiang's life is full of fun. She just has the ability to make similar days colorful and worth learning!
I think this has a lot to do with the influence and cultivation of her family. Ren Xiang has a pair of parents who are full of wisdom, giving her a vast world to fly freely and a strong backing for her not to be afraid of the distance. Parents respect Ren Xiang's choice and let her learn everything she wants. Ren Xiang studied guitar, guzheng and singing when he was young. At the age of 65,438+06, she released two folk songs. At the age of 65,438+07, she went to study in the United States and studied cooking in cooking school before studying abroad, so that she could enjoy China cuisine in a foreign country. Ren Xiang has not only wise parents, but also learned teachers. She studied under Nanhe Buddhism, a master of Chinese studies in Taiwan Province Province, and the book Family Biography was prefaced by Nanhe, who personally engraved the inscription "Long live the sky, and may people always do good deeds". The first print of "Family heirloom" was 2000 sets, and it was sold out in a month and a half. All the $2.4 million was donated to the University of Ancient France. It is Ren Xiangen's wish to establish the University of Ancient France. The feast master hopes to raise money with jewels designed by Ren Xiang. Finally, Ren Xiang made a wish with this heirloom, conveying the original intention of publishing it.
"Heirloom" shows not only the profound culture and colorful life of China, but also the down-to-earth attitude towards life, the noble character of helping others and the life belief of pursuing truth, goodness and beauty, which Ren Xiang wants to pass on to her children and everyone in China. Especially her children have received western education since childhood, and Ren Xiang hopes to pass on the essence of China's life culture to them as much as possible.
Now all three children in Ren Xiang have gone abroad to study, and the eldest daughter got a degree in history three years later. Ren Xiang's husband, Yao Renxi, said that once their family traveled to Europe, they got on the bus and sat in a small box, intending to enjoy the scenery outside. Unexpectedly, Ren Xiang took out a roll of paper from her bag, which turned out to be a short list of Chinese and foreign historical timelines made by her. She wants to combine what she saw with what she learned in history, and combine practice with theory, which will make children accept it more deeply. What a caring mother this is, which you can't do with your heart alone. You must also be knowledgeable. I think Ren Xiang's eldest daughter can get her degree ahead of time, which has something to do with her mother's teaching. A talented and ambitious mother will naturally give birth to excellent children.
An intelligent intellectual like Ren Xiang passed on his perfect cultural accomplishment to his children. Simple parents, with their backs to the loess, have given us a strong heart that is not afraid of difficulties. What we have to do is to pass on the beautiful qualities and culture that our parents gave us from generation to generation, just as Master nan huaijin said: May the weather always be fine and people always do good.