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"Art Circle" places a group of young artists against the background of great social changes, with a romantic and turbulent background. It is the ups and downs of their life trajectories and spiritual trends, the pain and carnival of their artistic pursuits and living conditions, and the soul breathing and spiritual struggle of a group of idealists. The novel depicts all living beings in the art world, exposes the secrets of the art circle, and records the spiritual history of artists. It is the art spectrum, youth drama and ideal sacrifice of the 21st century.

It was about half past five, or it was a moment approaching dusk in the summer of 1983. The ridge on the north shore of Dianchi Lake was like an oil painter's palette. The crowds were colorful and covered the beach. The sunlight was like a big fluffy cake freshly baked, exuding a charming fresh color and fragrance. The sea water was surprisingly blue, so blue that it was a little distorted. It was so blue that when I think about it now, I feel like I am in another world. The so-called feeling like a world away is because the Dianchi Lake is no longer blue. There is a layer of yellow-green oil floating on the water surface, which is thick and smelly. The vast water hyacinth is like a grand party. So now the summer at Haigeng Beach has lost the lyricism and romance of the past, and there are no more people swimming and watching the sea. So when I come to the beach, I feel a sense of nostalgia, remembering the happy days when people and the sea merged together, and my mood is not bright.

On September 27, 1825, the first train invented by Stephenson ran for the first time in the wilderness of Stockton, England. The speed and convenience it brought amazed people. Since then, the Western powers have been eager to extend railways to every corner of the world in order to control the world. As early as 1885, the Qing government was forced to sign the "Sino-French Peace Treaty" with France and proposed to build a railway in Yunnan, China. In 1895, China failed in the Sino-Japanese War of 1895. The Qing government was forced to sign the humiliating Treaty of Shimonoseki with Japan. Chinese territory was ceded and occupied. Seeing that Japan had gained too much, Western powers intervened and demanded rewards from China for "meritful intervention." In the 24th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu, that is, in 1898, Banlu, the French minister to China, received instructions from the French government. On March 13, he submitted a note to the Prime Minister's Yamen of the Qing government, requesting the construction of the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway, and warned: If he does not agree, he will send ships to take action...

Her name is Yingzi, the name of a little girl, but in fact, she is eighty years old. People of this age group like to reminisce. When people get old, the past time is like a movie, with scenes of comedy and tragedy, everything. She lamented that she was like an actor. In life scenes, everyone's performance was more real than that of an actor. This is a show of life, and the director is God. Among all her memories, the clearest one is that of 1945, a year related to World War II. For them Japanese, it is a sensitive mark. When she mentioned this year, she had so many emotions, and her heart suddenly felt pricked. Those who experienced World War II gradually left, leaving only history squatting in place, becoming the scars and pain of mankind. Those little-known details are forgotten by people over time.