The grassland stretched out without end, yet she loved to sit on the sand dunes. Across the vast desert, she could hear the camels' bells ringing and feel the wind from Dunhuang pass over her. She crossed the magnificent Yumen Pass, as if she could see the towering city of Chang'an.
Princess Zhaohua, Ji Zhaoli, was born in Chang'an of Great Wei in the eleventh year of Ning'an. Renowned for her beauty, she was ordered to marry into the Western Regions at fifteen. Three years later, war broke out...
At eighteen, she died in a foreign land.
Reader's Guide
1. Bittersweet ending
Theme: Cherish the people by your side
