Sister-In-Law Dou, the Heroine of Dongchang

From the fifteenth year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1750) to the fifth year of Daoguang's reign (1825), the Dongchangfu section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is the core stage, spanning Shandong, Hebei, Jiangsu and Beijing. It shows the integration and collision of the canal's commercial civilization and the chivalrous spirit of the Jianghu under the background of the decline of the Qianlong era. The novel tells the story of Aunt Dou, a peasant girl who grew up from an ignorant young girl learning martial arts to a legendary chivalrous woman in the changing situation of the canal escort agency. She breaks the shackles of gender as a woman, adheres to her original intention of "loyalty and integrity, and helps those in need". She forges ahead in the shadow of swords and swords, demonstrating her heroic character of being courageous and good at taking action. At the same time, she reflects the living conditions of ordinary people along the canal and the changes of the times.