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"The Long Road" is a magnificent historical picture spanning two centuries and covering China and the United States. With a broad and compassionate perspective, the author describes the wonderful journey of a Guangdong migrant worker in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China who traveled across the ocean to start a successful business despite all the hardships, and then "returned" to build his hometown and do his best for national rejuvenation. The warmth of human nature, the blaze of true love, and the perseverance of the builders are throughout. This volume takes the legendary life of the protagonist as the main line, recreates the extraordinary "Golden Mountain" past, integrates the growth story of early Chinese immigrants in the United States into the historical torrent of the development of the American West, and demonstrates the tenacity and enterprising national genes of the Chinese people in a grand pattern.

"The Long Road" is a magnificent historical picture spanning two centuries and covering China and the United States. With a broad and compassionate perspective, the author describes the wonderful journey of a Guangdong migrant worker in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China who traveled across the ocean to start a successful business despite all the hardships, and then "returned" to build his hometown and do his best for national rejuvenation. The warmth of human nature, the blaze of true love, and the perseverance of the builders are throughout. This volume tells the story of the protagonist who returned to his hometown and overcame all difficulties to establish the first private railway that was fully invested, designed and built by Chinese people. It reflects the turbulent social scene in modern China and also embodies the Chinese people's feelings about family and country that are rooted in their blood.

"The Long Road" is a magnificent historical picture spanning two centuries and covering China and the United States. With a broad and compassionate perspective, the author describes the wonderful journey of a Guangdong migrant worker in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China who traveled across the ocean to start a successful business despite all the hardships, and then "returned" to build his hometown and do his best for national rejuvenation. The warmth of human nature, the blaze of true love, and the perseverance of the builders are throughout. The first volume takes the legendary life of the protagonist as the main line, recreating the extraordinary "Golden Mountain" past, integrating the growth story of early Chinese immigrants in the United States into the historical torrent of development of the American West, and showing the tenacity and enterprising national genes of the Chinese people in a grand pattern. The second volume tells the story of the protagonist who returned to his hometown and overcame all difficulties to establish the first private railway that was fully invested, designed and built by Chinese people. It reflects the turbulent social scene in modern China and also reflects the Chinese people's feelings about home and country that are rooted in their blood. The fate of the protagonist, his family and the railway he founded is full of twists and turns, with strong dramatic conflicts. It is like a sad and heavy symphony, echoing the Chinese people's painstaking pursuit of their material and spiritual home more than a hundred years ago, as well as their struggle and reflection on the tragedy of the times.