Old Things in the South of the City
by Lin Haiyin
About This Novel
"Old Stories in the South of the City" is a long-standing autobiographical novel written by Lin Haiyin, the grandmother of Taiwanese literature. The book traces the past events in the south of Beijing in the 1920s and 1930s from a child's clear perspective. In the book, Yingzi sees the joys and sorrows of the world with childish eyes, and feels the warmth and warmth of human relationships with a pure heart, forming a sharp contrast. This outlines the innocence and kindness that will never fade away in people's hearts. The various descriptions of the personnel and scenery of old Beijing reflect the historical style of an era. It has strong historical value and social significance. The combination of the two makes "Old Things in the South of the City" a recognized masterpiece of nostalgia literature. The paper is filled with a touch of sadness and poetry, which has moved generations of readers. In 1999, "Old Stories in the South of the City" was selected into Asia Weekly's Top 100 Chinese Novels of the 20th Century, one of the 100 outstanding Chinese literature books in a century, and won the "Literary Contribution Award" of the second May Fourth Award. The German version won the "Blue Cobra Award" for youth literature from Switzerland and many other awards. It has become an immortal literary classic that has been best-selling for decades.
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