Enter The Chrysanthemum

Enter the Chrysanthemum is a luminous collection of poems about family, love and loss. Employing precise imagery and concise language, Lam plumbs and mines ordinary events and experiences to find a central core of poetic insight and sometimes harrowing truth. Whether written from the vantage point of a young child observing her parents, a single parent struggling to raise a child, or a daughter watching a parent's decline and death, these poems reconnect us to what it means to be human. Enter the Chrysanthemum is Lam's second book of poetry. "The poems follow a sonata-like structure, with four interlocking "movements", each building and spiraling upon the last. The motif of the chrysanthemum serves as the frame for the collection, shifting from a symbol of loss and absence to one of grace. Besides being a chronicle of a journey, I see this book as a tribute to my parents, and to parents and families in general, with all their flaws, passions, longings and struggles."

This book is the volume of ''Travel Guide of Guangdong'' among a series of travel books (''Travelling in China''). Its content is detailed and vivid.

Elisa Allen is tending her chrysanthemums. Strong, with a handsome face she skilfully and proudly cultivates the best in the valley. Tonight, her husband is taking her to town. While she works, a squeak of heels and a plod of hoofs bring a curious vehicle, curiously drawn: a tradesman looking for directions and a job. He is met with curt replies and a hardened resistance. Then he notices her chrysanthemums. With his characteristic insight and evocative language, John Steinbeck creates a short story of a brief but striking encounter. Set in Salinas Valley, where he grew up, it dissects the myriad complexities of humanity, society and hidden longings.

Shortlisted for the 2003 City of Vancouver Book Prize.

This person is the scattered fairy star in the celestial world. In addition to the immortals who are under the control of the Emperor of Heaven, they are the uncontrolled immortals. People in the celestial world collectively call them scattered immortals. These immortals either concentrate on practicing or travel around. Among them, there is no lack of superior strength, and Tianxing is one of the best.