Under the Banner of Zhenghong
by Lao She
About This Novel
Lao She is a bannerman and belongs to the "Zhenghong Banner" of the "Eight Banners of Manchuria", which is also the origin of the title of the book. Lao She started writing from the time he was born, at the end of the Qing Dynasty, when society was in turmoil and people's livelihood was in decline. Seeing the decline of the Qing Dynasty, the pampered disciples of the Eight Banners were also struggling... With the rise of the Boxer Rebellion and the arrival of foreigners, the peaceful life of the Beijing people was broken. Each character came to life in Lao She's writings: the honest father, the kind and upright shopkeeper Wang, the bitter aunt, the smart and capable second brother Fuhai, the arrogant Pastor Niu... These people of the Qing Dynasty, who were in the turbulent history, all went to different fates.
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Official(3)Scraped 7d ago
Lao She is a great artist after all, and his writing is really good.
Whether it's the appearance of a camel, Four Generations Under One House, Cat City Plan, Xiaopo's birthday, or a teahouse, we can all see the vague feeling of sadness in Lao She's heart. In the end, Lao She chose to sink himself at the bottom of the lake. There are all factors.
Lao She's works are down-to-earth and unpretentious yet so thought-provoking. In Guo Degang's words, both the refined and the vulgar appreciate the elegance and the elegance is so vulgar, and the vulgarity is so elegant again.
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Community(0)
Official(3)Scraped 7d ago
Lao She is a great artist after all, and his writing is really good.
Whether it's the appearance of a camel, Four Generations Under One House, Cat City Plan, Xiaopo's birthday, or a teahouse, we can all see the vague feeling of sadness in Lao She's heart. In the end, Lao She chose to sink himself at the bottom of the lake. There are all factors.
Lao She's works are down-to-earth and unpretentious yet so thought-provoking. In Guo Degang's words, both the refined and the vulgar appreciate the elegance and the elegance is so vulgar, and the vulgarity is so elegant again.
