
Neighbors in the Ancient City
古城邻里
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 154k Words
- Genre
- Modern Romance
- Subgenre
- Period Fiction
- Updated
- 6mo ago
- Source
- Fanqie
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The writing style is warm, delicate and full of atmosphere. It takes Yuheyuan on Qinghuai Lane in the ancient city of Linjiang in the south as the starting point of the story. Through the ups and downs of several families in the courtyard, it connects the flow of time from the early days of liberation to the present day. The fireworks in the streets are simple and moving, the warmth and warmth of the neighbors are vividly depicted, and the conceptual gap between the two generations under the wave of commodity economy is described in detail. It digs deeply into the reality of the contradiction between the preservation and disappearance of ancient houses, nostalgia and nostalgia, and the development of the times. The text is full of fireworks, plain and healing, and evocative. It is worth reading carefully.
This is a novel with a very profound artistic conception. It has delicate writing and sincere feelings. There is no intense and grand plot, only plain feelings full of fireworks. It is very close to life. The characters are vivid and the plot is compact. It is worth reading slowly!
The work has no dramatic plot, no extreme tension of love and hate, and no thrilling counterattack. It only uses an ancient city, an old street, and the small daily lives of a group of ordinary people to describe the warmth of the neighborhood, the stability of the years, and the tenderness of the world. Highly recommended!
In this fast-paced era, it is really rare to read such a novel full of fireworks. The author uses delicate brushwork to describe the scenery of the ancient city, and through the joys and sorrows of several families, he strings together hundreds of years of changes. Reading the stories in the book, I feel like I have returned to the old streets and alleys of my childhood. The warmth between neighbors and the nostalgia of being unable to leave my hometown are really emotional and very healing.
Good book. Comment after reading. "Old City Neighborhood" is a warm and tender work of the times that is full of Jiangnan fireworks. The author uses Yuheyuan in Qinghuai Lane in the ancient city of Linjiang in the south as the anchor point, and uses delicate brushstrokes to outline the life scenes of several original households spanning a century, and quietly incorporates the changes of the times from the beginning of liberation to the present day into the daily life of parents in the alley. There is no magnificent grand narrative, but the gatherings and separations of people's hearts are described in the daily necessities and neighborly greetings. It not only describes the changing concepts of the younger generation under the impact of the commodity economy, but also deeply explores the eternal contradiction between the disappearance of old buildings and nostalgia for their hometown. There is a familiar market temperature between the lines, allowing every reader to catch a glimpse of his hometown and understand the tenderness and bonds hidden deep in the alleys.
The storyline is actually touching. There is no deliberate pursuit of pleasure, no sadistic plot, it is plain and full of fireworks. Great story!
It is a book with far-reaching meaning. It does not have a dramatic plot, but the stories told in detail are more touching. After reading it, I couldn't calm down for a long time and felt a lot of emotions.
I have read the author's previous novels, and this is the second one. The plot of the novel is unconventional, and it is a very readable period novel.
Nice book, reading now. "Neighborhood in an Ancient City" is a masterpiece of the times that is full of the fireworks of the world. The author takes Yuheyuan in Qinghuai Lane in the ancient city of Linjiang in the south as the core. There is no grand narrative, but only delicate and gentle brushwork, describing the century-old ups and downs of several original households in the courtyard and the neighbors in the alley. He quietly integrates the changes from the liberation to the contemporary era into the daily life of daily necessities and the warmth of family life. The book not only describes the street fireworks and neighborhood ties in the old alleys, but also confronts the contradictions between the preservation of old buildings and urban development, hometown nostalgia and the advancement of the times. The writing is simple and powerful, and there is a vivid quality of life between the lines. When reading, it feels like walking into the ancient alley with the fragrance of locust flowers, which evokes the softest nostalgia for hometown and old times in my heart.
The fireworks of the ancient city are vividly depicted, and the ordinary and trivial daily life is particularly touching.