Alright, wsr, this may be tough. I got this book from my Grandfather

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The small text on the side.

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And some text on the edge of the book.

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>>206024
There is text in the middle, but it's the same as the front.

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>>206034
Next page.

That was the page after the inside cover btw.

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>>206035
This next page has 4 images.

3 for the main text blurbs and one for a bit of text on the side. Stopped taking pictures there because the cover was falling off.

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>>206036

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>>206037

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>>206039
This is the text on the side.

The cover says "詩歌", a book of Asian poetry.

>>206043
Yeah, I had it on /b/ also. Apparently the text at the bottom left is "Provisional Edition."

I also quickly realized that the text on the side is the same as the front.

>>206046
bottom right*

It's Chinese, traditional writing, so it could be from Taiwan or Hong Kong, or possibly pre-communist mainland China (if it's old enough). The handwritten part in >>206034 is probably the name of the book's owner.

>>206074
That's pretty awesome. I wish I had asked my grandfather more questions about all the stuff he had.

Might take it to an appraiser just to find out what it is. Maybe give it to a museum if it's interesting enough for them to take it.

>>206039
Right here. I can only make of a few words.

"Vine" "Safe haven" "Life" "Grapefruits" "understanding" and "flow"

Regarding >>206074 It might not be Pre-Communist China, as grapefruits were introduced to China through communism.

>>206034
>>206074
this guy is right

last name 何 given name:闡羣

的 at the end denotes ownership

>>206102
Are you sure it's grapefruits though? Understand that the Chinese often confused certain fruits and the English translations are a bit skewed. I think it says Starfruit. Which means there's a good chance it was written Pre-Communism.

>>206106
>>206102
If it means anything, my grandfather would of got this book in the 1940s because that is when he served.

>>206112
He stayed there a little while after the war.

Forgot to add that.

>>206106
楊桃 (Or Yángtáo) isn't spelled like that.

Also realize that Starfruit had be outlawed (The same way booze had been outlawed in the US) for several centuries.

The Chinese did not taste their first Starfruit or Grapefruit up until the 20th century.

This is when 清無惡 controlled a majority of power. With his rule, he brought about many foreign fruits attributing to China's brief fruit related golden age.

http://www.localhistories.org/fruits.html

Read up.

>>206115
WRONG, the historians been denounced the myth that the Starfruit hadn't been a prominent thing in China. In Ancient China they ate Starfruit all the time.

>>206117
I think you're getting Carambola confused with Durian. Carambola actually contains about the same amount of potassium as Durian.

Which is why people confuse them, but they're completely different in physical properties.

>>206120
>I think you're getting Carambola confused with Durian

I know what a Durian is and I know what a Starfruit is asshole. Do your research about Ancient China before you go spewing FABLES.

>Carambola actually contains about the same amount of potassium as Durian.

Source? Carambola has a lot more potassium than Durian this is a fact.

>Which is why people confuse them, but they're completely different in physical properties.


As stated before I know the difference. Research is key.

>>206122
>Carambola actually contains about the same amount of potassium as Durian.
A durian has more potassium than a banana.

Cite: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23765149

Also why are you so mad?

>>206102
>>206106
It doesn't even say grapefruits you faggots have been arguing about nothing for the last hour. It says fruit of grapes. which would make sense, since grapes grow on vines.

> /wsr/ - Fruits and Shit

>>206122
>>206126
>>206127
>see interesting thread about cool old book
>come back a day later to find out if they found out what it was
>carambola contains more potassium than banana and as much as durian

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>>206299
Perfect.

>>206035
注意
这本暂编本的诗歌,有的是我们自己做的,有的是我们选择的,有的是我们删改过的,有的几首虽然会见于别人的诗集里,但也是我们往日缩编写的。因为有许多地方,正在选辑诗歌,按我们的看法,其间的取材,有的是神所不喜悦的。所以凡欲选用本诗者,若未得我们的同意,就请勿採入尊著。

>>206041
暂编诗歌目录(每类每首头一句)
"collection of poems(draft)" content page (first line of each (type of) poem)

>>206304
Isn't this the best place in the world?

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>>206455
Definitely. I fucking love this place.

>>206471
It would be better if no one did the shitty meme photoshop requests. Maybe they'd eventually stop then.

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>>206314

i love it

hearty kek