School Ballad
by Hu Yonghong
About This Novel
"The Ballad of Going to School" is a coming-of-age novel for Zhuang teenagers written by the writer Hu Yonghong, based on the story of an old man in a Zhuang village who lost his only child and raised his grandson to go to college with the support of the government's targeted poverty alleviation policy. The novel tells the story of Huo Long, a boy from the Zhuang ethnic group who was motherless since he was a child. His father passed away in an accident. Grandma Narcissus used legends to describe his life experience. The clan kept secrets and the government provided financial assistance to protect him as he grew up. The story of Huo Long, a boy from Zhuang Township who lost his parents at an early age and struggled to survive, but was fortunate enough to receive government funding to complete his studies and eventually return to his hometown, shows the beautiful picture of the people of Zhuang Township fighting poverty with the help of the government, helping each other, and creating a better life together.
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