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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
The origin of the name is from | The origin of the name is from the saying "Three Tastes" (三味) by ancient Chinese scholars in regards to their opinion towards reading books. The saying is as follows;<blockquote>''"<big>读经味如稻粱，读史味如肴馔，读诸子百家味如醯醢。"</big>'' | ||
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''<big>"To read the Four Books and Five Classics is as if you're eating the rice or the noodles of the meal, they are the central to the experience; To read the Records of the Grand Historian is as if you're sipping the delicate wine or eating the most expensive dish of the meal; To read the Hundred Schools of Thought is as if you're tasting the soy sauce or the vinegar, as in the seasoning of the meal"</big>'' | ''<big>"To read the Four Books and Five Classics</big><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Books_and_Five_Classics</ref> <big>is as if you're eating the rice or the noodles of the meal, they are the central to the experience; To read the Records of the Grand Historian</big><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Records_of_the_Grand_Historian</ref> <big>is as if you're sipping the delicate wine or eating the most expensive dish of the meal; To read the Hundred Schools of Thought</big><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Schools_of_Thought</ref> <big>is as if you're tasting the soy sauce or the vinegar, as in the seasoning of the meal"</big>'' | ||
: <small>- The saying translated to English and with context</small></blockquote>The SanWei Bookstore is where the famous Chinese author Lu Xun (周樹人) studied at when he was in his teens.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu_Xun</ref> | : <small>- The saying translated to English and with context</small></blockquote>The SanWei Bookstore is where the famous Chinese author Lu Xun (周樹人) studied at when he was in his teens.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu_Xun</ref> | ||