Yaoshang Bay: Records of Jinling Water Transport
by Ji Zi Has
About This Novel
The work is based on the water transport crisis in the late Ming Dynasty during the Tianqi Year, based on the construction of the Grand Canal Cultural Belt, and takes the ancient town of Yaowan as the starting point of the narrative. It recreates the prosperity and excitement of the water transport in the late Ming Dynasty through the investigative journey of border scout Song Jingshun and the young intangible cultural heritage craftsman of Yaowan. Through five major cases, the work focuses on and deeply explores the spiritual core of the water transport culture in the Grand Canal region and the history of the Ming Dynasty. As the cases deepen, it continues to integrate historical culture, politics, economy, and traditional intangible cultural wisdom such as Nuo dance, porcelain art, and water conservancy. In the end, the protagonist eliminates corruption and protects the country as a Yaowan craftsman. The work aims to promote the responsibility of the Chinese people for their country and the country, and reflects the ups and downs of the Chinese people in the Ming Dynasty. Ultimately, through what the protagonist sees and hears, it paints a picture of a historical figure who has inherited the canal's thousand-year context and demonstrated the cultural confidence of a great country. It vividly interprets the strong and solid spiritual genes of the Chinese nation and inspires cultural confidence in continuing the canal's cultural heritage!
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