Lasting Peace and Stability

This story follows Lu Jiu'an's search for meaning in life. Set against the era's upheaval as the fishing industry of East Taihu transforms and its fishers leave their boats for shore, it uses a realist style to portray the choices, endurance, struggles, and perseverance of ordinary people swept along by the times. The fictional town of Changzhi echoes the protagonist's name, Jiu'an, expressing the profound spirit behind the words “lasting peace and stability.” This is a work of fiction. Please do not associate it with real people or events.