These old photos give us a glimpse of what that era was like.
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From 《世说新语》: when the young 王献之 commented on a game, the retainers watching brushed him off with 管中窥豹，时见一斑 'he looks at a leopard through a tube and now and then sees one spot'.
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Almost always in 可见一斑 or 略见一斑: 'this alone gives a glimpse of the whole'.
