Novel: a Touch of Red Dust

During the Republic of China, Hankou Beach, a thoroughfare between nine provinces, was prosperous, and together with Shanghai Beach, it was known as the two bright pearls on the Yangtze River. Shen Xiuqin, the head of the Chinese opera troupe, is as beautiful as a flower. She has a fateful encounter with a talented young master from a wealthy family, a bandit master who enjoys grudges, and a composer who has returned from studying abroad. In the world of mortals and frequent wars, the heroine and the men in her life interpret scenes of joys and sorrows, and shocking legendary stories...