Jinshan Stranger

At the end of the 19th century, in order to make a living, for their families, and for a chance of survival, countless Chinese workers crossed the ocean and came to British Columbia, Canada, to devote themselves to the blood and fire of North American railway construction. The railway was opened, but they had no way to return. The late Qing Dynasty was turbulent, the country was broken, and the return journey was far away; in a foreign country, Chinese Exclusion Act, discrimination and violence followed one after another. This is a story about separation and resilience, survival and dignity, loneliness and faith. Taking the fate of Chen Zhentang as a clue, this book vividly reproduces the bloody and tearful struggle history of early Chinese immigrants on the West Coast of Canada - a chapter that is not recorded in textbooks: how they stood on their own in the face of discrimination, helped each other in the face of suffering, and guarded their deep attachment to their homeland in the face of hopelessness. From a small village in Lingnan to the land of maple leaves, from hunting in the style of boxing to an unquenchable fire in the heart—— Young Chen Zhentang went to Canada with thousands of Chinese workers. He used his superb martial arts to protect his compatriots, resist discrimination, rescue his companions, fight for legitimate rights and interests, and twice defended Vancouver's Chinatown... This is not only the growth history of Chen Zhentang, but also the expedition of the Chinese national spirit; It is not only a personal wandering, but also an immortal chapter in the history of early Chinese pioneering in North America. It exposes oppression and humiliation, but also writes about hope and perseverance, paying tribute to all Chinese sons and daughters who are wandering in foreign lands.