This work is a documentary novel.
The book depicts the protagonist's life as the main line. Through the ups and downs of the protagonist's legendary and extraordinary life under the smoke of the times, it shows the brilliance of the Chinese son's human nature of advocating virtue and righteousness, sincerity and integrity, as well as the simple, fierce and lofty sentiments of his family and country.
The book has a total of 300,000 words and is composed of the following chapters: debuting on stage, studying art in the capital, going to the pear garden, weathering the wind and rain, abandoning art to resist Japan, fighting behind enemy lines, and returning to the stage.
The protagonist learned a solid foundation of Peking Opera in his hometown when he was young. However, in order to abide by his mother's instructions, he went to Beijing alone to learn the art. Later, he had the opportunity to officially join a Peking Opera troupe in Peking.
When the July 7th Incident and the Anti-Japanese War broke out in full force, the family and the country were in crisis, and with a sincere ambition to save the nation, the protagonist resolutely abandoned his art and returned home to join the Anti-Japanese War.
During this period, he was dispatched by the anti-Japanese organization and disguised his identity to lurk in key departments of the Japanese and puppets. He endured humiliation and hardship and fought through life and death at the cusp of the struggle against the enemy. He wrote his youth and life without regrets with his ambition and blood.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he set off again and returned to the stage to join the revolutionary literary and artistic ranks.
From the protagonist's extraordinary and legendary experience, he not only worked hard to write about the Spring and Autumn Period on the stage, but also composed a rich and magnificent chapter with his broad mind and long-lasting feelings for his family and country.