Based on his childhood by the Songhua River, it tells the story of the loneliness and obsession of the silent young man Afan. He lost his father when he was young and was dependent on his grandmother. He always sat quietly by the river and talked with the water. He firmly believes that the river has spiritual power, and once fantasized about making the river flow backwards to find the missing tabby cat and Shen Jiang's father. He even wanted to go upstream to the source of the legendary sacred mountain. The city is being demolished and renovated, and the hustle and bustle drowns out the sound of the river, but there is always only one river in Afan's world. He painted his thoughts into the river and hid his dreams in art exams, but failed one after another. That evening, he looked back from the river bridge and jumped into the middle of the river, becoming a silent tragedy in the small town. Many years later, "I" returned to the riverside, holding the pebbles left by Afan, and imitating his example to call the river water to flow back. The sound of the river remains the same, but the old friend is gone. The Songhua River accepted the young man's life and took away his entire childhood. The story uses the river as a metaphor to describe loneliness, obsession and farewell, and explores the flow and destination of life: death is not the end, but like water droplets that merge into the river and become a part of nature. In the river breeze, there is youthful time that cannot be returned, and it is also the gentlest reconciliation with life.
Purpose: Use the Songhua River as a carrier to write about the spiritual world and practical dilemmas of lonely teenagers, and explore the relationship between life, death and memory.