This book is a novel. The novel takes the troubled life of Jin Yigong, a master of traditional Chinese medicine surgery in Zhenjiang, as a clue to reproduce the spiritual outlook of Zhenjiang youth after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in 1937. It highlights that the protagonist Jin Yigong still adheres to his professional ideals and professional ethics, has the courage to break through the shackles, and insists on using his life-long learning to treat diseases and save people despite the plight of his country, family, and body. The novel takes 1937 as an important node. The fate of the characters and the plot of the story took a different direction after this node. The background of the times intensified the conflicts and highlighted the feelings of family and country and beautiful qualities of a generation of young people, making the theme more vivid and inspiring.
