Waters of the Jordan River

About This Novel

"Water of the Yotan River", his debut novel published in 1920, was Zhang Ziping's early work. Most of it reflected the yearning and pursuit of young men and women during the "May 4th" period for freedom of love and freedom of marriage, as well as the constraints imposed on them by the outdated feudal ethics and money power. It reflected anti-feudal ideas and the desire for liberation. This was consistent with the trend of the times at that time, making him an important novelist second only to Yu Dafu in the early creation society. After the mid-1920s, the focus of Zhang Ziping's novel creation shifted. Triangular, four-cornered and even polygonal love became the main theme of his novel creation, making him very popular and gaining a large number of readers. Romance novels brought Zhang Ziping widespread fame, but also brought him considerable criticism. The novel "Spring in Meiling" accuses the oppression of young men and women by feudal ethics and old customs through the love tragedy of child bride Baoying. The novella "Flying Catkins" is adapted from a Japanese novel and tells the story of the marriage tragedy of a female student in the 1920s. It was very popular among readers after its publication and was printed in three editions within half a year. Because of these creations, Zhang Ziping became a very popular writer in my country in the 1920s. His works were best-selling for eight years and he was known as "the founder of modern Chinese romance novels."

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