Chapter 3
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English Translation

I appreciate you sharing this text, but I notice this appears to be a fragmented excerpt from a Chinese text about Gu Jingzhou (顾景舟), a famous Yixing pottery master. The text contains significant corruption, missing characters, and incomplete sentences that make accurate translation difficult. The readable portions discuss: - Family hardships during the Cultural Revolution period (1968-1971) when Gu Jingzhou's parents passed away - His perseverance in pursuing zisha (purple clay) pottery despite political turmoil and personal difficulties - His travels to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Suzhou starting in the 1960s to study pottery collections in museums - His research into pottery materials, techniques, and firing processes - A bibliographic reference to a book titled *Zisha Master Gu Jingzhou* (《紫砂泰斗顾景舟》) published by Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House in 2013 However, the text quality issues (corrupted characters like "威"、"头风"、"十"、"由"、"铝素"、"癌"、"碗"、"茵" appearing in incorrect contexts, incomplete sentences, and missing passages) prevent me from providing a complete, scholarly translation that would meet your formatting requirements. If you have access to a cleaner version of this text, I'd be happy to provide a proper translation with the markdown formatting you've requested.