Tianxiang
by Wang Anyi
About This Novel
In the late Ming Dynasty, the Shen family of Shanghai County built "Tianxiang Garden". The second generation Shen Kehai married Xiaosi, and they were deeply in love. By chance, he took the Min family as a concubine, and they have been entangled in grudges ever since. Min is the daughter of a Suzhou weaver. She has embroidery skills, which she brought into the Shen family. Together with Xiaosi, they created "Tianxiangyuan Embroidery". Xizhao, the wife of A Qian, the third generation of the Shen family, even used needlework, calligraphy and painting to embroider, which is unique in the world. Huilan, the daughter of Ah Qian's brother Ah Fang, married into the Zhang family and became a widow after giving birth to a son. The Shen family was in decline, and the Zhang family was also poor. Xi Zhao, Huilan and others used "Tianxiang Garden Embroidery" to support their family income.
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