Li Tianming was born in Shanxi. He ran away from home when he was young and served as a soldier. He participated in the Peking Uprising and later signed up to participate in the construction of Beidahuang. Throughout his life, Shanxi and Beidahuang were his two indelible marks. The novel records his ups and downs life experience. He persisted until the end on the road of being kind to others.
