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This book mainly tells the story of the people of Longdong, led by Xie Wangzi, who adhered to their faith and fought bloody battles against a complex and turbulent social background between 1933 and 1935, before and after the establishment of the Nanliang Government (Soviet Government of the Shaanxi-Gansu Border Region).

This book tells the story of a reckless young man's grievances and hatreds in troubled times - faith and morality are a very weak part of an individual composed of life and material, but when it is needed, it can support a strong spiritual system, just like the Chinese Red Revolution walked out on a narrow road. Although materials can build a solid wall, democracy and faith can penetrate this wall even more.

The novel mainly tells the story of an ordinary worker from a mountain village, his turbulent life on the road to starting a business, and the story of how he shouldered the burden to support his hometown after gaining financial freedom. Although the protagonist is a prototype, other characters in the book are purely fictitious, so please do not take them for granted.

Fang Xiuxiu has inherited her grandmother's paper-cutting and embroidery arts since she was a child. She has the same unique skills as her grandma, but life has given her all kinds of hardships. But this Qingyang woman never gave up or abandoned, and faced life bravely. Under her leadership, a vigorous folk custom industry was formed, and those distinctive embroidery, paper-cut and sachet products entered the domestic and entered the international market. The work reveals the deep connection between the great changes in Chinese society and the lives and destiny of farmers, and reflects from one side the process of rural society and the spiritual outlook of farmers in social development. This novel is set against the background of 30 years of reform and opening up, with Qinglong Village on the Longdong Plateau as the place where the story takes place, and folk crafts such as embroidery and paper-cutting with Qingyang characteristics as the starting point. It is a comprehensive display of the folk customs, sentiments, and the mental state and living conditions of farmers in various social periods in the Longdong area. It is the spiritual history of contemporary farmers. This book has been adapted into a 20-episode TV series.