Daqing, Texas
by Zhang Zurong
About This Novel
The United States of America, the richest man in the world, has a barren land. At least, this is the desert in southwest Texas. There are no big trees here, let alone a forest. What comes into view of the traveler is the endless grass, rocky beach and a gravel road extending deep into the rocky beach with few vehicles. Only a few towers of high-voltage transmission lines standing alone on the horizon bring a hint of industrial civilization. At the end of this gravel road, there is a small town full of decay. Older locals know that this small town once was prosperous. At that time, it was the location of the fourth oil field headquarters of Texas Didron Oil Company. The oil pumped out from dozens of oil wells around the small town supported the tanks of General Patton's Ironclad Corps galloping in the deserts of North Africa; the war eagles of General Chennault's "Flying Tigers" flew over East Asia to deal with Japanese aircraft. In order to support the operation of the huge anti-fascist war machine, Didron Oil Company's oil pumping units worked desperately. Finally, at the end of World War II, the crude oil under this desert was pumped out.
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