Alai: Empty Mountain 3
by Alai
About This Novel
In order to change his poverty and weakness, Tibetan young man Lagazeli gave up his studies and love and embarked on the road of felling trees and selling wood. Smart Tibetan youths are wandering in the mystery of getting rich. Money drives Jicun people into madness. In an era of chaotic values, right and wrong confuse the new generation of Jicun people. The prosperous town disappeared like mist, and the beliefs, grudges, struggles, and doubts were just like people gone away. Cangshan has become old, so how can people be embarrassed.
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Official(2)Scraped 11d ago
I read it a few years ago and was very impressed. I read it again this time and suddenly felt sad. What will happen to thousands of years of farming and pastoral life under the rapid social development?
The structure of the story is not perfect, as the first half and the second half are not closely integrated. In terms of content, the first half feels less deep than the second half. I was deeply impressed by the difference between Tibetan and Han people's concepts of graves and afterlife. In addition, between the static life and the "moving" life of human beings, will they eventually return to stillness? These are the things that struck me when I read the second half. The text is still relatively thick. Overall, it is still a two-level book compared to His Dust Settlement.
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Official(2)Scraped 11d ago
I read it a few years ago and was very impressed. I read it again this time and suddenly felt sad. What will happen to thousands of years of farming and pastoral life under the rapid social development?
The structure of the story is not perfect, as the first half and the second half are not closely integrated. In terms of content, the first half feels less deep than the second half. I was deeply impressed by the difference between Tibetan and Han people's concepts of graves and afterlife. In addition, between the static life and the "moving" life of human beings, will they eventually return to stillness? These are the things that struck me when I read the second half. The text is still relatively thick. Overall, it is still a two-level book compared to His Dust Settlement.
