Secrets of Savage Man Ravine

Synopsis of The Mystery of Savage Man Ravine During the movement to send educated youth to the countryside, a group of young people settles in Savage Man Ravine in Shennongjia. Jiang He and Chen Lan are among them. One day, when Chen Lan is harassed by a yellow-haired “savage,” Jiang He drives him away with a gun, accidentally causing the young savage to fall into the abyss of Eagle Beak Gorge. That night, a huge tremor and half-meter-long footprints terrify the educated youths, and they flee. In the end, only Jiang He and the homeless Chen Lan remain behind. Soon, Jiang He is abducted by a red-haired female savage and taken to a cave. Though she seems wild and uncouth, this is the savage he once encountered by a stream, and she treats him to wildflowers and fruit. When he is attacked by a white bear, she even risks her life to save him. In the cave, Jiang He witnesses her tenderness and intelligence, and even becomes entangled with her in a hallucination. The day after the female savage gives birth to a young one, she takes Jiang He hunting. He catches sight of a new log bridge leading to the educated youths’ settlement and makes a panicked escape while she chases a hare. The pursuing female savage is stranded across Eagle Beak Gorge when the bridge he pushes down blocks her way. In her despair, she hurls the young one in her arms at him, then leaves in tears with its remains. This experience, intertwined with fear, gratitude, and betrayal, becomes an indelible mark on Jiang He’s life, adding the bloodiest and most bizarre chapter to the legends of the wild people of Shennongjia.