The Torch of the Classic of Mountains and Seas Passed Down Through the Ages

“Xin” means firewood, and “chuan” means to pass something on. When one piece of firewood burns out, the spark is passed to the next, and the fire keeps burning. This novel isn’t about some earth-shattering heroic epic. It’s about one piece of firewood passing the flame to another: a teacher tells students the stories of The Classic of Mountains and Seas, and when those students grow up, they tell them to their own students. Generation after generation, the stories change form, but the spark never dies.