The Long Song of the Earth
by Guan Renshan
About This Novel
Guan Renshan's novel "The Great River Flows" takes Xiangmahe Village on the Luanhe River in Hebei as the grand stage. It takes the ups and downs of the fate of the three big families of Zhou, Jin and Gu as the main line. It uses the responsible spirit of the female secretary of the township party committee Yunxiu and her deep love with ordinary farmers as the sub-line. It panoramically describes the magnificent and colorful life in modern urban and rural China from 1980 to 2017. Taking the 40 years of reform and opening up as the background, the novel unfolds the story through twists and turns and complex conflicts, including family and country affairs, family conflicts, individual conflicts, and the hardships and spiritual demands of farmers in the transition era. At the same time, it truly and delicately interprets the simple morals, life customs, and regional culture of Luanhe City and the Luanhe River Basin. It is solemn and tragic, warm and touching, and soul-stirring. It is full of profound practical significance and the spirit of the times. The novel enthusiastically praises the party's policy of enriching the people, explores the nostalgia for the beautiful youth and the recollection of life's struggle, and deeply enlightens the readers' thinking on the forty years of reform and opening up.
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