A six-year-old girl, a little beggar who lost both her parents as a young child and traveled thousands of miles with her grandfather from Fujian to Beijing to make a living. Though still so young, she has already endured the harshness of the world and the warmth and coldness of human nature. Can she survive in Beijing? Can she take good care of her elderly, often ill grandfather?
What will come of her chance encounter at Beijing Station with Liang Qu, a renowned professor at the music academy?
When a noble dream takes shape within her humble beginnings,
what will make her weep with regret at eighteen, her dreams shattered in the bloom of youth?
When both a diplomat's son and a street vendor from Xiushui court her,
what anguish will she suffer between love and social status? What will she choose in the end?
A little note: The Grand Hall was officially published by Writers Publishing House in 2011 under the print title Social Standing. The print edition has been carefully revised and polished, making it more concise and engaging than the online version. If you're interested, you can buy the print book from Dangdang or JD.com. Images of the print edition's front and back covers:
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Most of the current online articles are the product of fast food culture, which is for the sake of output and regardless of quality. After reading the whole story, all I can remember is the story itself. The characters in the book are very stereotyped, and you can only get the following impression: ×× is very affectionate, ×× is cruel, ×× is cute, etc. However, when it comes to the characters of the characters in the book, it can only be said that except for the protagonist, the other characters of the tasks are very vague. The writing is even worse, even the character of the protagonist is unclear.
The biggest highlight of "The Great Hall" is the characterization. Everyone involved in the story has a particularly vivid description, which leaves a deep impression on people. Needless to say, the protagonists such as Min Qiao, Chu Tian, Yu Ming, and Yu Qing each have their own characteristics. Even minor supporting characters like Meng Fan are portrayed vividly. Especially for the two brothers Yu Ming and Yu Qing, Pingyang has a special preference for them. He spends a lot of effort in describing Yu Ming and Yu Qing. Each of Yu Ming's three stages of psychological transformation is meticulously detailed. The author spends more pen and ink on him than Chu Tian, even more than Min Qiao (of course, judging from the ranking of the protagonists, he is the male one, so he naturally takes up more pen and ink); the portrayal of Yu Qing's character is particularly realistic.
In addition, this article is particularly graphic. When I was reading the article, I always felt like watching a TV series. I think if it is adapted into a TV series, it will definitely be a good TV series.
Another thing that attracted me to this article is that I like the protagonist so much. Min Qiao is beautiful, gentle, generous and considerate. There is simply no better girl than her in the world. Chu Tian, humorous, chivalrous and firm in protecting the people he loves, is simply a modern version of "Linghu Chong". Yu Ming is a humble gentleman, as gentle as jade.
If I had to find fault with this article, it would be that the portrayal of Min Qiao is a bit single. Min Qiao seems to have grown physically from the age of 6 to his 20s. She seems to be so mature from the beginning, she has been determined since she was 6 years old. I'm not saying this is bad, on the contrary, I like Min Qiao very much, especially her character. However, I always feel that this is a bit unreal.
In addition, there are too few positive descriptions of Chu Tian. It would be more perfect if his characteristics could be supported by a few more small scenes and stories. There is too little interaction between Chu Tian and Min Qiao. I like to see the happiness between them. Of course, this may be because I am being harsh. I like him better than Yu Ming. Until the last scene where Min Qiao asks Chu Tian to go to the Lama Temple, I was worried about the ending between him and Min Qiao, because Min Qiao will be happier if he follows him than anyone else. I thank the author for not disregarding the consistency of the characters for the sake of dramatic conflict, and finally gave such an ending.
The ending was rushed and left people feeling unfinished. Throughout the article, Pingyang described Yu Ming so much. What surprised me was that Pingyang didn't give a symbolic or suggestive word about his ending.
In short, this book is the novel with the best grasp of characters among the online novels I have read recently. I hope Pingyang can bring us more and better works.
Chu Tian is a bit of a passerby male protagonist. The author wrote a large chapter about Yu Ming, his love, his struggle, and finally gave up. Much more three-dimensional than Chutian. As expected, I don't like this routine of hiding one's feelings without telling them and only admitting one's feelings when they are about to say goodbye. I really have no feelings for the heroine and Chu Tian.
Each of the characters written in big letters has their own personality and life trajectory, truth, goodness and beauty.
Very beautiful, I like it very much! ! !
Recommended, you can shoot TV
It's so well written. I'm very moved by this article. Thank you, author.
Although I haven't read many articles in Jinjiang, this article is indeed the most realistic work among modern articles that I have seen so far. Although the innocence and beauty in the story have become less and less in today's society, so much so that it seems that the beauty is illusory, but I believe it still exists, but this is not the point I want to say. What gives me this sense of reality is the real historical background picture painted by the author with delicate brushwork. This is the China we know from the 1980s and 1990s to today. After reading too many YY articles full of young men with expensive cars and mansions, I have been thinking that the authors of those articles have watched too many Korean and Japanese dramas and have forgotten what the country they live in used to be like. They only know that YY all day long is really boring. In comparison, this article seems so valuable.
It's a very good article. After reading it, I feel that there are still many touching things about time, but living means hope...
I also like Yu Ming, it would be nice if I could write more stories about him
When I opened Pingyang's website today, the first thing I saw was the good news about Daya Zhi Tang. I'm really happy for Pingyang. I'm really excited. Good works will still come to the fore, and he's also a writer. I've always felt that the books published by this company have a certain connotation and depth. It's true. I will definitely buy one when I return to China next time. Although I have read it several times online, I still have to buy one. Congratulations to you, Pingyang.
Those who came here admired it and took a closer look.
Most of the current online articles are the product of fast food culture, which is for the sake of output and regardless of quality. After reading the whole story, all I can remember is the story itself. The characters in the book are very stereotyped, and you can only get the following impression: ×× is very affectionate, ×× is cruel, ×× is cute, etc. However, when it comes to the characters of the characters in the book, it can only be said that except for the protagonist, the other characters of the tasks are very vague. The writing is even worse, even the character of the protagonist is unclear. The biggest highlight of "The Great Hall" is the characterization. Everyone involved in the story has a particularly vivid description, which leaves a deep impression on people. Needless to say, the protagonists such as Min Qiao, Chu Tian, Yu Ming, and Yu Qing each have their own characteristics. Even minor supporting characters like Meng Fan are portrayed vividly. Especially for the two brothers Yu Ming and Yu Qing, Pingyang has a special preference for them. He spends a lot of effort in describing Yu Ming and Yu Qing. Each of Yu Ming's three stages of psychological transformation is meticulously detailed. The author spends more pen and ink on him than Chu Tian, even more than Min Qiao (of course, judging from the ranking of the protagonists, he is the male one, so he naturally takes up more pen and ink); the portrayal of Yu Qing's character is particularly realistic. In addition, this article is particularly graphic. When I was reading the article, I always felt like watching a TV series. I think if it is adapted into a TV series, it will definitely be a good TV series. Another thing that attracted me to this article is that I like the protagonist so much. Min Qiao is beautiful, gentle, generous and considerate. There is simply no better girl than her in the world. Chu Tian, humorous, chivalrous and firm in protecting the people he loves, is simply a modern version of "Linghu Chong". Yu Ming is a humble gentleman, as gentle as jade. If I had to find fault with this article, it would be that the portrayal of Min Qiao is a bit single. Min Qiao seems to have grown physically from the age of 6 to his 20s. She seems to be so mature from the beginning, she has been determined since she was 6 years old. I'm not saying this is bad, on the contrary, I like Min Qiao very much, especially her character. However, I always feel that this is a bit unreal. In addition, there are too few positive descriptions of Chu Tian. It would be more perfect if his characteristics could be supported by a few more small scenes and stories. There is too little interaction between Chu Tian and Min Qiao. I like to see the happiness between them. Of course, this may be because I am being harsh. I like him better than Yu Ming. Until the last scene where Min Qiao asks Chu Tian to go to the Lama Temple, I was worried about the ending between him and Min Qiao, because Min Qiao will be happier if he follows him than anyone else. I thank the author for not disregarding the consistency of the characters for the sake of dramatic conflict, and finally gave such an ending. The ending was rushed and left people feeling unfinished. Throughout the article, Pingyang described Yu Ming so much. What surprised me was that Pingyang didn't give a symbolic or suggestive word about his ending. In short, this book is the novel with the best grasp of characters among the online novels I have read recently. I hope Pingyang can bring us more and better works.
Chu Tian is a bit of a passerby male protagonist. The author wrote a large chapter about Yu Ming, his love, his struggle, and finally gave up. Much more three-dimensional than Chutian. As expected, I don't like this routine of hiding one's feelings without telling them and only admitting one's feelings when they are about to say goodbye. I really have no feelings for the heroine and Chu Tian.
Each of the characters written in big letters has their own personality and life trajectory, truth, goodness and beauty.
Very beautiful, I like it very much! ! !
Recommended, you can shoot TV
It's so well written. I'm very moved by this article. Thank you, author.
Although I haven't read many articles in Jinjiang, this article is indeed the most realistic work among modern articles that I have seen so far. Although the innocence and beauty in the story have become less and less in today's society, so much so that it seems that the beauty is illusory, but I believe it still exists, but this is not the point I want to say. What gives me this sense of reality is the real historical background picture painted by the author with delicate brushwork. This is the China we know from the 1980s and 1990s to today. After reading too many YY articles full of young men with expensive cars and mansions, I have been thinking that the authors of those articles have watched too many Korean and Japanese dramas and have forgotten what the country they live in used to be like. They only know that YY all day long is really boring. In comparison, this article seems so valuable.
It's a very good article. After reading it, I feel that there are still many touching things about time, but living means hope... I also like Yu Ming, it would be nice if I could write more stories about him
When I opened Pingyang's website today, the first thing I saw was the good news about Daya Zhi Tang. I'm really happy for Pingyang. I'm really excited. Good works will still come to the fore, and he's also a writer. I've always felt that the books published by this company have a certain connotation and depth. It's true. I will definitely buy one when I return to China next time. Although I have read it several times online, I still have to buy one. Congratulations to you, Pingyang.
Those who came here admired it and took a closer look.