Bell and Drum Tower (A Collection of 70 Novels from the 70 Years of New China)

This is a novel that describes the historical and cultural changes in Beijing. It won the second Literary Award of Conflict. This novel focuses on nine households in a courtyard house in Beijing. It describes a day's daily life and recalls the lives of thirty or forty people in the past. Time is like this, day by day, those who have disappeared are remembered by those who are now alive, continue to live in people's memories, and become part of history. The language of this novel is rich in literary color, allowing us to understand the true meaning of life. "Life is really interesting. When we are young, everyone is pretty much the same. We play together and make trouble together. As we grow older, the differences become more obvious and people compete with each other. But when we grow old, look, we are almost the same again, playing together and chatting together."

"Time treats everyone equally. If it is not easy to achieve "everyone is equal before the truth" and "everyone is equal before the law", then there is no need to fight, everyone is naturally equal before time. However, in the face of equal time, different people adopt different attitudes to consume it, thus forming different experiences and different feelings. " In the author's eyes, time is an arrow, a stream, a dice... This article uses the wedding banquet of a couple as the main line to introduce the different experiences of neighbors in a courtyard in participating in the wedding banquet within 12 hours. Some participated in the whole process, and some were just spectators. The author describes the characters very emotionally, and also introduces historical and physical knowledge such as courtyard houses, bell and drum towers, and time. The two Bell and Drum Towers are history, witnesses of time, and reminders for us to cherish time and catch up on those 100 years of backwardness. You must take character notes every time you read a book, because you don't know if there are as many characters as Ergun River. Compared with the previous book "The Yellow River Flows East", the scenery described by the author Li Xian is very beautiful. The combination of two people is a beautiful sight! I am honored to see such excellent works and continue to start a new journey!

It only tells one major event from beginning to end: the wedding of Aunt Xue's youngest son in a courtyard in an alley near the Bell Tower and Drum Tower. But how to write what happened in one day into a classic encyclopedia that shows the life of Beijing citizens, all thanks to Mr. Liu Xinwu's character description techniques - he is good at portraying the models of various classes. He tells the story of each character who appeared at the wedding banquet from their growth process, puts each little person back into the social environment, and focuses on their encounters and fate when society changes, so that all their words and deeds today can be followed.

This novel is an important early work of Mr. Liu Xinwu. It unfolds a picture of life in the Bell and Drum Tower area of ​​Beijing where he grew up, based on a wedding banquet that took place in a courtyard house, and all different characters appeared. Human relations over decades are condensed into a short period of 12 hours. The grand background of the times, the social environment and its changes are projected on the small courtyard. People admire Mr. Liu Xinwu's ingenuity. It turns out that novels can still be written like this. His language has a very strong Beijing local style, and he also focuses on the daily life of ordinary residents in Beijing. Such down-to-earth works make readers feel extremely close to him.

"A Dream of Red Mansions" records the life and spiritual outlook of the old Beijing people in the 1980s like an encyclopedia. It deeply analyzes the political and social background of the time, making people forget about it and feel like watching a documentary.

This book is like a modern version of "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", which vividly depicts the daily life in the courtyard beside the Bell and Drum Tower in Beijing. Each character has his or her own personality and experiences, just like the people around us. The historical changes described in the book also reminded me of my own life, the days when I worked hard for my dreams. This book made me feel the reality of life and the power of dreams.

An ordinary day and an ordinary marriage brought together three-dimensional and full-bodied people and families with different circumstances. The author's idea is very clever, taking us to the foot of the Imperial City and beside the Bell and Drum Towers to get to know a group of ordinary old Beijingers with different personalities...

I think it's well written. Not qualified to comment.

The text version of "Along the River During Qingming Festival"! Every character is lifelike!

Time and space are the two main threads running through "The Bell and Drum Towers". The two intersect to form a realistic portrayal of Beijing's urban life in the 1980s. Feel the vastness of space, bear the weight of time, and taste the various flavors of life!