Part One of the Yangtze River Trilogy: Whirlpool
by Yan Guopei
About This Novel
"Whirlpool" is the first part of the "Yangtze River Trilogy", the representative work of writer Yan Guopei. This is a novel describing life in Sichuan and Jiangxi in the 1930s. Its main line is the struggle between the two major shipping companies, Fuling and Mincheng. Fuling has weak capital, outdated equipment, and backward management. Facing competition from Mincheng, which is strong and adopts advanced European and American business methods, it is on the verge of bankruptcy. Zhu Jiafu, the talented and resourceful new manager of China Economic and Trade Commission, made great efforts to rectify the situation and achieved a small revival. After that, Japanese businessmen, British businessmen and Kuomintang officials and businessmen were increasingly pursuing each other. Fuling chairman Gao Lun was determined not to be attracted by imperialism and bureaucratic capital, and resolutely merged with Mincheng. Another important clue in the novel is the work carried out by the party in the Sichuan River Sailors and the towns along the river in eastern Sichuan - mainly to establish the anti-Japanese national united front. Around these two lines, a number of large and small stories are organized, truly showing a broad picture of social life in eastern Sichuan in the mid-1930s.
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Official(1)Scraped 11d ago
Reading this article carefully, recalling Mr. Yuan Kuocheng's storytelling of the same name makes people full of emotions.
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Official(1)Scraped 11d ago
Reading this article carefully, recalling Mr. Yuan Kuocheng's storytelling of the same name makes people full of emotions.
