The novel takes the ups and downs of the protagonist's life story as the main line in the process of China's reform and opening up. It panoramically displays the historic changes that China's reform and opening up has brought to China's urban and rural areas. It answers questions of common concern to the Chinese people and people around the world, and provides a new interpretation of the future and destiny of human society.
This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.