What's on Laozi's Mind: Xuemo Interprets the Dao De Jing – serie

An Enlightened Guide to Walking the DaoWhat's on Laozi's Mind: Xuemo Interprets the Dao De Jing is a sentence-by-sentence interpretation of the Dao De Jing by author Xuemo. In the book, he uses vivid language and real-life examples to transform Laozi's aphorisms into practical guidance from two dimensions: cultivation and application. This approach makes ancient wisdom a nourishing spiritual resource for modern readers, infused with a heartwarming humanistic power.Xuemo, born in 1963 as Chen Kaihong, is a renowned writer from Gansu, China. He has written over 80 books, published in more than 200 editions, with translations available in over 20 languages.Xuemo's novel Into the Desert won the 2022 Excellent Translation Award by the China International Communications Group (CICG), the 2024 NYC Big Book Award for Women's Fiction and the 2024 Independent Press Award for Literary Fiction. Xuemo has been named International Impact Book Awards-Author of the Year 2025 for Into the Desert. His novel Curses of the Kingdom of Xixia won the 2024 NYC Big Book Award for World Literature. The novel Wild Fox Ridge won the 2024 International Impact Book Awards, it was also honored with the 2025 International Book Awards and 2025 NYC Big Book Award. White Tiger Pass received the 2026 International Impact Book Awards. He has been nominated three times for the Mao Dun Literature Prize and has won the Dunhuang Literature and Art Award six consecutive times.The e-book editions of Desert Rites, Desert Hunters, White Tiger Pass, Love Letters from the Goddess, Eternal Love and Reclaim the Throne of Your Heart have repeatedly ranked No. 1 on Amazon's bestseller lists.