The novel mainly tells the life course of people, including Shen Fuyan, a female student from Peking, during the Republic of China period from 1912 to 1935. Their struggles, their dreams, their deeds, and their stories in the context of that era. In the streets and alleys, everyone who walks by is involved in the wheel of history.
This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.
