Haiyan's Story 1788
by Nineteenth Year Of Zhenguan
About This Novel
In the late years of Qianlong's reign, the Dashui Fa was idle most of the time because many of its institutions were in disrepair. Haiyan climbed up and down the Old Summer Palace almost every day to maintain the equipment that had been in disrepair. In early autumn, the French advance delegation in Beijing set off from Xishiku to Guangzhou. Haiyan traveled with the delegation as a translator and attendant. From the Old Summer Palace to the Seine River, driven by fate, they met in Paris and experienced the turbulent and soul-stirring years in French history. This gorgeous and tragic symphony of life is being played by four people. And our story begins with a diary that was burned in the charcoal fire...
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