Crossing the Celestial City
by Ye Rongding
About This Novel
More than thirty years ago, I crossed the Celestial City for the first time. I was sixteen years old at the time, and I walked from Shimoda Street over the top of the mountain and through Yunoshima to Shuzenji Temple. I wasn't wearing clogs at that time, I was barefoot; I wasn't wearing culottes either, but I was wearing clothes with a navy blue background and white dotted patterns. My home is a blacksmith shop on Shimoda Street. There are six of my parents and us brothers at home, and I am the third oldest. I remember it was a day near the end of June. I was woken up by my mother at 5:30 in the morning, but I still wanted to sleep in bed as usual, and my head was unwilling to leave the pillow. As a result, I was scolded by my mother. So, I ran away from home with sixteen yen in my pocket.
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