The human brain evolved to attribute a living cause to every phenomenon - if the rustling of a bush in the forest wasn't a predator, then it was probably an evil spirit.

如果森林中灌木的瑟瑟声，不是因为捕食者，那么可能就是一个邪恶的幽灵在作祟。

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The spirit of Shanghai is not in the forest of skyscrapers, it is in the twists and turns of alleies.

上海的灵魂不在那林立的摩天大楼里，而在这些蜿蜒曲折的弄堂里。

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Trueness is not only the logic origination of forest aesthetics, but also run through the whole process of forest aesthetics, and embodies the form, content and spirit of forest aesthetics.

“真”既是森林审美的逻辑起点，又贯穿于森林审美的全过程，体现审美的形式、内容和灵魂。

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It is the effigy of a forest spirit, as its deeply contoured features encased in rootlike tendrils and sprouting stems readily suggest.

WSJ: Americans' African Inspiration | African Art, New York, and the Avant-Garde | Metropolitan Museum of Art | By Michael FitzGerald