The Sorrow of Hometown

The novel is tentatively titled "The Sorrow of My Hometown" and is subtitled "For the Memory of Red Claws in the Snow and Mud". It interprets the theme of the hometown being annihilated due to a large-scale water conservancy project, recording the fanatical era and paying homage to the suffering elders. The novel is based on an ancient ancestral hall (old patio) and a young old-fashioned residence (small patio) in a mountain valley. After the Anti-Japanese War and two water conservancy migrations after liberation, the old patio was submerged under the water and the small patio survived. The geographical line of the novel: the immigration area (Small Patio, Old Patio, Shagang River, Lingguan Hall) and the relocation area (East Marshland, West Marshland, Marsh City) The main characters of the novel: the rise and fall of the Xiaotianjing family (the widowed mother Tian Zhen and her son), various characters (commoners, grassroots cadres, high-level officials) in the grand historical background. The cultural line of the novel: interspersed with classical Chinese culture and regional culture, as well as their ups and downs and changes (teacher, traditional Chinese medicine doctor, old Chinese culture, folk culture) The novel begins with the wish for a better life in the farming era that "people are tired and can be well-off". It goes through the first water conservancy relocation, the second water conservancy relocation, and ends in the post-agricultural era when the small patio is converted into a folk museum. It deeply reflects the author's love for his hometown, his sympathy for the people, and the huge historical background narrative. The artistically processed geography, characters and events in the novel all have certain realistic prototypes, and some major background events directly quote famous historical facts.