Chan Yin’s Clear Song

The Unyielding Chan Yin tells the story of Sun Chanyin and the many hardships she has faced since her birth in 1962. The fourth daughter and the least favored child in her family, she grows up in an environment that favors sons over daughters, cutting grass for pigs and raising rabbits. Thanks to her grandfather’s love and guidance, she learns that relying on yourself is better than relying on others.

After enduring her sister’s death from starvation, her father’s public denunciation, and difficult decisions about marriage, her birth family repeatedly blocks her attempts to pursue education and work. After marrying, she faces her in-laws’ schemes and her husband’s short-sightedness. Undeterred, she sets out on her own, starting with rabbit farming and eventually establishing a fur workshop. She insists on quality and honest business practices, gradually expanding her enterprise and founding a cooperative that benefits her neighbors.

Even when her husband hides money from her and she nearly dies during pregnancy, she holds fast to her conviction that she must rely on herself. In the end, she supports her family and earns their respect. This story portrays a woman who, amid the tides of her era, breaks free from her chains with determination and wisdom, embodying the truth that happiness is something you strive for.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Please do not imitate.