Cultural and Ethnic Studies

Cultural and Ethnic Studies read ebook from Chu T'ien-hsin's(P168-217), Chu T'ien-hsin's (aka Zhu Tianxin) novella alludes to many historical facts as well as literary texts, esp. Yasunari Kawabata's novel _The Old Capital_ and the classical Chinese story "The Tale of Peach Blossom Fount". Why are the two works evoked? How do the two works figure into the theme of Chu/Zhu's story?