
Sickbed Essays is a collection of the Ji Xianlin's more than 90 works counting 2 million words since 2001, especially he was ill in hospital from 2003 till now. His recall of all periods of his life, about his parents, his teachers as well as his friends, was included in the book. Usually, Mr. Ji pays close attention to issues on harmonious co-existence between man and nature, social morality, patriotism, the spirit of devotion and so on. An amount of essays about those are also included in the book.