The ''Qianfu Lun'' ( zh, , ''Qiánfū lún'', "Comments of a Recluse"), also known by its Wade-Giles romanization ''Ch'ien-fu Lun'', is a

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text by the

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Wang Fu. It contains criticisms of contemporary societies, especially the power of

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s and the growing regionalism. In the work, Wang Fu strongly supports the

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model of good government and

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Full text of the ''Qianfu Lun'' (Chinese)
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