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Author: Yuan Mei
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Publish Date: 1999-07-01
Features: The fragrance of figs, a symbol of men, envelops the innocent and authentic girls in the hutong. Unintentionally, she leaves her first love, yet becomes an ambiguous "other woman" without clear explanation. She can wholeheartedly dedicate herself to the man who moves her heart, follow him wherever he goes, and even risk the world's disapproval by "fleeing" with him. Her thoughts and mind can be filled with his shadow, but she can never clearly say whether she is truly in love or if she can marry the man who exudes the scent of figs. This is an original form of life, but as portrayed by the author, it is so artistically stylized, typical, winding, and lingering, leaving one in awe. Through the delicate portrayal of contemporary young people like Hutong, Gao Xing, and Wan Ming, the work explores, to a certain extent, the love and life perspectives of young people today, carrying profound and thought-provoking implications of the era.