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Jue Qin Shu
General Fiction绝秦书
Zhang Haowen
In the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929 AD), a severe drought occurred in the Shaanxi-Gansu area, commonly known as the "Eighteenth Year of Famine". This famine, known as one of the top ten disasters in the world in the 20th century, claimed the lives of more than three million people in Shaanxi and displaced more than three million people. The rich Guanzhong Plain was cut off from cooking smoke and left in ruins. The hungry people sold their children and daughters, and even exchanged their children for food. The former land of heaven turned into a hell on earth! This catastrophe is engraved deep in the memory of the local people and has a profound impact on their values and attitude towards life. The novel was written from the 15th year of the Republic of China to the 18th year of the Republic of China when the drought reached its peak, narrating the entire process of the disaster.
In the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929 AD), a severe drought occurred in the Shaanxi-Gansu area, commonly known as the "Eighteenth Year of Famine". This famine, known as one of the top ten disasters in the world in the 20th century, claimed the lives of more than three million people in Shaanxi and displaced more than three million people. The rich Guanzhong Plain was cut off from cooking smoke and left in ruins. The hungry people sold their children and daughters, and even exchanged their children for food. The former land of heaven turned into a hell on earth! This catastrophe is engraved deep in the memory of the local people and has a profound impact on their values and attitude towards life. The novel was written from the 15th year of the Republic of China to the 18th year of the Republic of China when the drought reached its peak, narrating the entire process of the disaster.