During the Anti-Japanese War.
Wen Shuyu, a student at Shanghai Taixi Girls' School, returned to her hometown when the Japanese invaders threatened Shanghai. She struggled through the process of moving to the school with the "Donggong" teachers and students, and went to the Southwest Associated University. Du Qian, a rural girl, experienced twists and turns such as being robbed and sold, and worked hard to become a tailor in a military uniform factory.
The main line is that the teachers and students of Southeast Industrial College in Nanjing braved artillery fire and moved to Chongqing. Focus on describing the difficult march on land.
The main line is the bombing of Chongqing by the Japanese invaders. Chinese Air Force pilots and Japanese planes competed in the air, the sky was stained with blood, and the people supported the front line in various ways.
The male protagonist is the principal of Donggong University, young professors, students, and air force pilots.
It has created many distinctive and flesh-and-blood images of intellectuals, soldiers and ordinary people during the Anti-Japanese War. It depicts the various aspects of people's livelihood at that time.
The highlights of the book include the opening of cross-strait family visits and Taiwanese alumni's search for their roots in the mainland.
