Settling and Guarding the Border: Our Forefathers Have Their Descendants

"Reclamation and Border Guarding: Our Forefathers Have Their Descendants" takes the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps as the background and tells the story of the emotional and career inheritance of two generations of Corps members spanning more than seventy years. The story begins in 1951. In order to repay Li Dashan for saving his life, Chen Tieshan gave up his beloved Hunan girl Zhou Xiuyun to Li Dashan. After Li Dashan's death, Chen Tieshan and Zhou Xiuyun joined forces and jointly devoted themselves to the development of the Mosuo Bay Reclamation Area. Their descendants have made great achievements in the reform and opening up. Their grandchildren Li Qinghua and Chen Sixiang have become high-end talents. Their great-grandchildren Li Muyun and Chen Xiangbei have returned to the frontier with advanced technology. They have fallen in love with local Uyghur and Kazakh youths and continued to write a new chapter in reclamation and border garrison on the land where their ancestors struggled. Through delicate characterizations and grand historical scenes, the novel shows the lofty spirit of the XPCC people who "dedicated their youth to their life, and their life to their descendants", as well as a vivid picture of the integration of all ethnic groups in the new era to build a beautiful Xinjiang.