Loess Girl
by Wang Xuzhi
About This Novel
Fang Xiuxiu has inherited her grandmother's paper-cutting and embroidery arts since she was a child. She has the same unique skills as her grandma, but life has given her all kinds of hardships. But this Qingyang woman never gave up or abandoned, and faced life bravely. Under her leadership, a vigorous folk custom industry was formed, and those distinctive embroidery, paper-cut and sachet products entered the domestic and entered the international market. The work reveals the deep connection between the great changes in Chinese society and the lives and destiny of farmers, and reflects from one side the process of rural society and the spiritual outlook of farmers in social development. This novel is set against the background of 30 years of reform and opening up, with Qinglong Village on the Longdong Plateau as the place where the story takes place, and folk crafts such as embroidery and paper-cutting with Qingyang characteristics as the starting point. It is a comprehensive display of the folk customs, sentiments, and the mental state and living conditions of farmers in various social periods in the Longdong area. It is the spiritual history of contemporary farmers. This book has been adapted into a 20-episode TV series.
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