A gunshot in Harbin shattered the haze of troubled times, and a civilian martyr held up the backbone of the mountains and rivers.
A vernacular retelling of a modern classic, recreating the shocking assassination incident in Harbin! It records the legendary life of the martyr An Zhonggen who was not afraid of power and sacrificed his life to defend the country, describes the troubled times in Northeast Asia in the late Qing Dynasty, and writes the passion and tragedy of ordinary heroes. A hundred years of heroic spirit still shakes the mountains and rivers, and one can understand the righteousness of the family and the country in troubled times.
At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the situation in Northeast Asia was turbulent and uncertain. Japan's powerful minister Ito Hirobumi pursued a policy of colonial expansion step by step, trampled on the sovereignty of North Korea, and coveted Northeast China. It caused endless war and suffering on the land of the two countries, and countless people were trapped in the crisis of national subjugation and displaced. In the troubled times, there are no miracles from heaven, only mortals sacrifice themselves for their country.
This book is adapted from the classic masterpiece "Tears of Heroes" by the modern writer Leng Xue. It reconstructs a century-old classic in popular vernacular and completely restores the full picture of the shocking Harbin assassination incident in 1909. The book not only records the legendary story of the Korean martyr An Jung-geun who defeated the enemy with one blow and assassinated Ito Hirobumi, but also describes in detail the chaotic times of the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China: patriots rushed to cry out and study abroad to seek ways to save the country;
This is not a reckless revenge assassination, but a tragic and heroic struggle against powerful aggression with flesh and blood. Thirty-year-old An Zhonggen, with the righteousness of his family and country at heart, after a long period of planning, gunshots and thunder were fired at the Harbin platform, ending the expansion of the colonial culprits. After the gunshot, there is the magnanimity to die calmly, the integrity to rather die than surrender, and the burning original intention of mortals in troubled times to be unwilling to sink and to defend the country to the death.
The whole book uses plain and powerful vernacular writing, taking into account historical authenticity and literary appeal, and writes the tears of mountains and rivers in troubled times and the souls of iron-blooded heroes. There is not only the grand pattern of court games and competition between great powers, but also the delicate mood of people with lofty ideals who persevere and sacrifice their lives for righteousness. Over the past century, the sincerity of those who pledged their lives to the country has never faded. Every gunshot is a roar against the invading powers. Every drop of heroic tears is engraved with the immortal character of the family and country.
