Tales of Panzhen

This novel is based on folk legends and some local histories. Through a series of small, distinct perspectives, it portrays the lives of people in the northern lands around Pan Town, and the human relationships, love and hatred, and devotion to family and country that have unfolded there for thousands of years. The novel is made up of several relatively independent stories. They are connected, but not tightly. First, let us begin with one person...