"This book takes the form of a question-and-answer record, presenting Professor Wang Renbo's readings and reflections in recent years beyond his academic and teaching pursuits. The term 'amateur' not only indicates the author's self-deprecation but also reflects his interests and aspirations: being an amateur does not imply a lack of professionalism, but rather represents another possible path to knowledge beyond one's profession, and even a transcendence of it. With the insights of Takeuchi Yoshimi, he reads Lu Xun; under the perspective of Orientalism, he views Zhang Yimou's films; he uses the concept of 'jianghu' (the martial world) as a method to understand China; these are Professor Wang Renbo's works that 'break through walls.'"