Jorge Luis Borges, known as the “writer’s writer”, has a strong interest in Chinese culture。He has read "Tao Te Ching", "Book of Changes", "Dream of Red Mansions" and many other classical Chinese philosophies、Literary works，Use Chinese elements in works，Using Chinese philosophy to set up a narrative maze。The prose "bet365 voucher and the Book" written in 1951 is a typical work of Borges's use of Chinese themes to bridge Chinese and Western thoughts。Borges based his description of bet365 voucher on foreign sinologists，Creative use of Chinese philosophical ideas such as the harmony of yin and yang，Constructing the “Great Wall” of thought that integrates multiple cultures，Use a Chinese perspective to implement his understanding of time、Thinking about infinity and other issues。

　Imagination of bet365 voucher that lays the foundation for sinological works

Borges’s imagination about bet365 voucher came directly from his reading of Sinological works。Translated by sinologists at that time、Works introducing China attracted Borges，One of the works that he valued most was Zhai Lisi's "History of Chinese Literature"。Zhai Lisi’s description of “burning books and trapping Confucians” in the book aroused Borges’s attention，Provided background material for writing "bet365 voucher and the Book"。But in history，bet365 voucher is an important fortification built by Qin Shihuang to prevent foreign invasion，It has nothing to do with the book burning incident。

At the end of the article, Borges imagines bet365 voucher as an aesthetic fact as form，He thinks，Building bet365 voucher and burning books were achieved in the unity of opposites。Burning books is an act of sabotage，First of all, it forms a superficial opposition to the action of construction。Borges introduced the Taoist thought of "break first and then establish" in the article，Unify construction and destruction in establishing the purpose of "beginning"。If burning books is meant to erase the past，So the construction of bet365 voucher looks like a closed space，In fact, it completely abolishes the past time。Borges eliminated the historical function of bet365 voucher to resist foreign invasion，Think of it as a limited attempt。limited once circled，Not standing still，But enter a new cycle，Eventually still heading towards infinity。bet365 voucher thus became an aesthetic form，It just symbolizes the limitations of time and space，Can’t really fulfill its function。

　Philosophical classics inspire thinking on bet365 voucher

Although not proficient in Chinese，But Borges read many translations of Chinese classical philosophy，Including "Book of Changes", "Tao Te Ching", "Zhuangzi", etc.，In comparison with Western philosophy，Formed his unique understanding of Chinese philosophy。Thoughts about bet365 voucher，Also inspired by Chinese philosophy。Borges was deeply attracted by Taoist thought，Read different versions of the Tao Te Ching，And praised Arthur Waley’s translation。Thoughts on bet365 voucher in Borges’s Works，Originated from his confusion about building bet365 voucher。The reason for confusion lies in the conflict between large-scale construction and the Taoist idea of ​​"governing by doing nothing"。Borges regarded the construction of bet365 voucher as a "vast" project as a tool for Qin Shihuang to maintain his central position，Obviously not in line with Taoism’s “Too many words make one poor”，It’s better to keep the center” way of thinking。Therefore，Borges finally attributed bet365 voucher to a formal meaning，The functions and roles of bet365 voucher in history are no longer important，Construction beyond content，It is a symbol of aesthetic significance，Represents some content that is intended to be conveyed but does not need to be determined。

His thoughts on the time cycle in the process of exploring the secrets of the construction of bet365 voucher，Shows traces of being deeply influenced by the thoughts of the Book of Changes。Borges’s collection contains an English version of the Book of Changes，He also showed his understanding of the sixty-four hexagrams many times in his speeches and essays、Interest in cosmology。In the "Book of Changes", yin and yang are the two main categories of the composition and development of things in the universe，Yin、Opposition between Yang、Unification、Mutual conversion，"Yin and Yang are ready to transform all things"。This is the idea of ​​"endless exchanges" in the "Book of Changes"，It is also consistent with the theme of focusing on changes in time and space in his works。The mystery of "I Ching" coincides with Borges' mysticism，The properties of all forms exist within themselves，"What do you want to say to us，Or said something we shouldn’t forget，Maybe this has something to say to us”，Ultimately pointing to the infinity that Borges always recognized，Making bet365 voucher a true aesthetic symbol。

　　bet365 voucher Writing Responds to Pioneer Influence

According to Borges，“Every writer creates his own pioneer。The labor of writers changes our concept of the past，It will also change the future”。Borges’s thinking on the theme of bet365 voucher is also a response to the influence of the pioneer Kafka。As an important figure in triggering Borges’s interest in China，Kafka and Borges’ fascination with China are very similar。Although neither of them has actually been to China，But they all yearn for China，Especially influenced by the philosophy of Lao and Zhuangzi。Borges read most of Kafka’s works，Translate some of them，Written many short articles centered on Kafka，And in many texts、Kafka mentioned in interview。He pointed it out three times in different places，Kafka is the greatest writer of modern times。1937，Borges read the recently published "The Complete Works of Kafka"，And choose from them、Translated part of the story，Compose the novel collection "Metamorphosis"。In the preface to the publication of this collection of novels，Borges praised Kafka's "When bet365 voucher of China was Built"，Thought it was “the most unforgettable one”。Borges’s works are deeply influenced by Kafka，In some of his "most successful novels，Learning from Kafka’s themes and techniques that he praised”。Kafka was obviously an important intermediary that led Borges to put his imagination of bet365 voucher into writing。

The imagination in "bet365 voucher and the Book" was also inspired by Kafka's "When bet365 voucher of China was Built"。Kafka’s narrator does not discuss the historic Great Wall，Instead, bet365 voucher is used as a personalized literary imagination。He mentioned the value of exploring bet365 voucher，It is "Hope is in the construction of bet365 voucher，Discover the secrets of the Imperial Organization"，But this secret has never been explained。Borges took the confusion and panic caused by bet365 voucher as a starting point when writing，Re-explain the secrets of the construction of bet365 voucher from your own perspective。At the same time，Borges particularly emphasized the infinity shown in Kafka's "The Building of bet365 voucher of China"。bet365 voucher described by Kafka was built in sections，There is always a gap，Unable to be completely completed。Build bet365 voucher around the rulers of the empire，His instructions always fail to reach their destination smoothly。Due to long labor and inaccessible stagnation，The purpose of building bet365 voucher has become difficult to trace，But the people of the empire were involved in this huge project，Life always revolves around this implicit or explicit center。Borges was attracted by the mystery created by infinity，And solve this mystery with the help of Chinese thought。

As Argentina’s “symbol and pride”，bet365 voucher of Literature built by Borges is an important intermediary for the overseas spread of Chinese culture。Borges frequently used Zhuang Zhou Mengdie、Chinese elements such as bet365 voucher，Shows the special significance of Chinese culture to foreign writers。Just like bet365 voucher described by Borges，Although it is not the true image of bet365 voucher in history，But it represents the confusion of Borges and Western writers in understanding China，It also shows the reason why Borges is obsessed with China。

(Author’s affiliation: School of Liberal Arts, Renmin University of bet365 voucher)