“When they passed a maintenance site in the road bed, Einstein stopped next to a worker who was smashing stones and silently observed this boy with torn clothes and dirty face and hands. He asked your father how much the boy earned each day. After asking the boy, he told Einstein: five cents.” PovertyChinaEinstein1920sAlbert EinsteinEinstein In Fiction Book:The Three-Body Problem Source: The Three-Body Problem
“As the four girls were taking her father's life, she had tried to rush onto the stage. But two old university janitors held her down and whispered into her ear that she would lose her own life if she went.” KindnessChinaHeroesCultural RevolutionChinese HistoryChina SorrowsChinese Cultural RevolutionHistory Of ChinaJanitors Author:Liu Cixin
“These days, they use so much pesticide that when I feed the children, I have to soak the vegetables for at least two hours.” ChinaVegetablesHealthy EatingPesticidesPesticide Book:The Three-Body Problem Source: The Three-Body Problem
“The weapons attacking her were a diverse mix: antiques such as American carbines, Czech-style machine guns, Japanese Type-38 rifles; newer weapons such as standard-issue People's Liberation Army rifles and submachine guns, stolen from the PLA after the publication of the "August Editorial"; and even a few Chinese dadao swords and spears.” China1960sGunsCultural RevolutionMilitary WeaponsChinese Cultural RevolutionMiltiary Book:Iel Migration Law in China Source: Iel Migration Law in China