The Springs Run On: A Century of Labor Movement in the City of Springs

Springs of the Current: A Century of Workers' Movements in Quancheng is set in Quancheng and follows the lives of several generations of workers and trade union officials. It begins in the early twentieth century, when Quancheng opened to foreign trade and industry began to rise, and spans waves of strikes, resistance during the War of Resistance, the liberation, the founding of New China, reform and opening up, and the unions' work in the new era. The whistle of the Jinpu Railway, the lights in the spinning mills, and footsteps echoing through streets by the springs intertwine to tell of ordinary workers' joys, sorrows, and perseverance. The novel portrays the Quancheng labor movement as it grew from its beginnings into a powerful force, while depicting the legacy of Quancheng's workers, as steadfast, passionate, and ever moving forward as the underground springs. One city of springs, a century of labor movements, all joining the current of history.

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