The church spires in old Shanghai, the bluestones in the old streets of Zhengzhou, the iron windows of Tilanqiao Prison, the wave of business after the reform and opening up... This book contains the collective memories of three generations of Chinese people. Ling Xiaoxian's personal destiny reflects the great changes in Chinese society from the Republic of China to the new century. Every page is a vivid slice of the times.
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Epic of destiny
From the daughter of a missionary girls' school in Shanghai, to the cloth vendors on the streets of northern Henan; from the death row inmates in Tilanqiao Prison, to the toilet cleaners on Minggong Road; to the multi-millionaire woman, the "best grandma" who is still walking on the catwalk at the age of 93. Ling Xiaoxian's life is a woman's struggle and nirvana in the torrent of the times, and it is also a history of Chinese folk survival that spans a hundred years.
The author's writing style is good, easy to read, and fascinating [Like][Like][Like]
Nice. The writing is smooth and the story is rich.
Epic of destiny From the daughter of a missionary girls' school in Shanghai, to the cloth vendors on the streets of northern Henan; from the death row inmates in Tilanqiao Prison, to the toilet cleaners on Minggong Road; to the multi-millionaire woman, the "best grandma" who is still walking on the catwalk at the age of 93. Ling Xiaoxian's life is a woman's struggle and nirvana in the torrent of the times, and it is also a history of Chinese folk survival that spans a hundred years.
The author's writing style is good, easy to read, and fascinating [Like][Like][Like]
Nice. The writing is smooth and the story is rich.