Forging Fire Across the Mountains and Rivers

Set in China's southwestern frontier during the 1930s to 1950s, the story blends historical elements such as the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway and the Third Front construction campaign. The fictional Cangyan County is at its heart: a major mineral resource hub and a transportation crossroads where various forces vie for control. Weaving together industrial development, espionage and intrigue, and ethnic cultures, the story portrays the changing fortunes of ordinary people swept up in the tides of a turbulent era.