
Elephant
by Yang Zhijun
About This Novel
The latest masterpiece of Yang Zhijun, winner of the "Five One Project" Award and the Mao Dun Literature Award, and the author of the national-level work "Tibetan Mastiff"! The meandering Lancang River and dense primeval forests bear witness to stories of people of all ethnic groups living in harmony with nature for generations. The baby elephant Poinciana accidentally fell off a cliff, and the young Capricornus tried his best to save it. A journey through the tropical rainforest of the Tropic of Cancer to find, rescue, and love an elephant began... It tells the story of the decades-old Burmese Osmanthus family's elephants' experience of reuniting, migrating north, and returning to their habitat. With poetic and beautiful writing, the novel comprehensively displays Yunnan's magical tropical rainforest ecological landscape, rich animal and plant resources, and colorful national culture. It praises the people who selflessly contribute to protecting elephants and building ecological civilization. It highlights the concept of ecological civilization that "man and nature are a community of life" and demonstrates China's grand vision, unremitting efforts, and brilliant achievements in the new era of "building a modernization in which man and nature coexist harmoniously."
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