The Lost Dream of Huangpu

A full-length historical novel, this is a story set in Huangpu Old Port in Guangzhou, the starting point of the ancient Maritime Silk Road. The story takes place in 1757, when Emperor Qianlong ordered foreign trade to be restricted from four ports to just one. From then on, Huangpu Old Port and the Thirteen Hongs entered a period of flourishing foreign trade. The protagonist, Liang Tianlong, is one of the outstanding Cantonese merchants of the Thirteen Hongs. His life is full of dramatic ups and downs, and his love and hate are beset by many twists and turns. The novel makes for compelling reading.