When the child was more than two years old, Xixia took him back to his hometown in western Hunan. My hometown is located on the top of a small hillside, where relatives gather and neighbors live next to each other for generations. A path climbing up the slope connects the homes. In this street, people eat, chat, fight, grow up, get sick, and age.
One autumn and winter, and then one spring and summer, she watched her children's childhood and the changes in her hometown affectionately. During the intertwining of the four seasons, she wrote short chapters in the book, and also used her camera to record fragments of life in the small town.
Reader comments
"That Year" reminded me of my childhood. Although the life in the small town described by the author is dull, it is full of strong human touch. I used to be like the children in the book, playing and playing in the small streets, feeling the innocence and beauty of life. This book made me feel the warmth of my hometown and the preciousness of family affection. It also made me understand that no matter how far we go, our hometown will always be the destination of our hearts.
Reminisce about childhood and record every bit of life. It also records the life, death, and death of relatives. The flowers, trees, and rivers around him seem to come alive in the author's writing.
The passages in the book can always bring back childhood memories. Although it is a rural area in the south, the pond in the north always brings similar nostalgia, as if returning to childhood.
"That Year" reminded me of my childhood. Although the life in the small town described by the author is dull, it is full of strong human touch. I used to be like the children in the book, playing and playing in the small streets, feeling the innocence and beauty of life. This book made me feel the warmth of my hometown and the preciousness of family affection. It also made me understand that no matter how far we go, our hometown will always be the destination of our hearts.
Reminisce about childhood and record every bit of life. It also records the life, death, and death of relatives. The flowers, trees, and rivers around him seem to come alive in the author's writing.
The passages in the book can always bring back childhood memories. Although it is a rural area in the south, the pond in the north always brings similar nostalgia, as if returning to childhood.