Memoirs of li liaoyin

"The autobiography of Li Liaoyin (1888-1982), a Chinese Buddhist layman, scholar, and businessman whose life spanned the final years of the Qing dynasty, the Republican era, the Sino-Japanese War, and the establishment of the People's Republic. Originally written in classical Chinese in 1969 and circulated privately within the family, the text recounts Li's intellectual and spiritual formation, his lay Buddhist practice, his commercial life, and his observations of twentieth-century China. This first English translation is by his great-granddaughter Lynette Lee and includes a translator's introduction, photographs from the family archive, and supporting illustrations. Published as a limited edition of 300 copies"--