Modern dancer Su Yufan returned to Jianchuan, Dali, carrying her mother's ashes and her own trauma: a cancer diagnosis, a devastating career setback, and betrayal in love. With all hope gone, she wanted only to carve a gravestone for her mother, lay her to rest, and wait for the end of her own life.
But the sound of woodcarver Xilibu Fa's chisel and his birdlike dancing let her feel the vibrant vitality of Nanzhao culture. In Jianchuan, she fused modern dance with the Overlord Whip Dance, recreated the spirit of Jia Ma and ancient musical instruments through woodcarving, and breathed new life into intangible cultural heritage woodcarving through short videos. Dali's fertile artistic soil rekindled her desire to live. She resolved to pass on culture through dance. Her dance production The Green Girl drew a million views, and she also choreographed the long-lost Nanzhao Fengsheng Music, lost for a thousand years, bringing its ancient splendor back to life. As she worked to revitalize the old town, her tears became a radiant expression of cultural confidence.
When the melodies of Dabenqu rang out on the international stage, Su Yufan was reborn. The warmth of intangible cultural heritage healed not only her body and mind, but also let a thousand-year-old Nanzhao culture blossom across the world in brilliant splendor. This is a healing story about life flourishing anew through its cultural roots.
Dali's history and culture + rural life in Yunnan. Also known as The Wind Can Be Gentle and Nanzhao, Nanzhao
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The Seeker of Lost Kin
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A Little Fullness in the Seasons
Long time no see. I want to write a different kind of healing story, related to my life these past few years. I hope you can find a way to love life and appreciate different traditional cultures through the novel.
Unlike typical online novels, this one is beautifully written; I look forward to the sequel.
Friends who like Yunnan, could you please support this?
Hello everyone! My new book is about wood carving, an intangible cultural heritage of Dali, Yunnan, as well as various other national-level intangible cultural heritage arts. The book's theme is the possibility of combining life with intangible cultural heritage. The female lead is a dancer, and the male lead is a woodcarver. This is also my first time writing a novel about intangible cultural heritage. Please add it to your favorites, vote for it, and leave a comment…
This book is a rare example of combining life with art; its subject matter is very novel.
It's really good, please update soon! The male lead is actually a Buddhist monk, such a niche premise.