Passionate lovers, a burst of fire

Author: Liu Ning Bian
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: The lifelike portrayal between the porter Tian Lai and the twin sisterss out a subtle yet bold, innocent yet peculiar, fiery and passionate love story. In this modern Western life, the long-lost shadows of ancient caravans and bandits still lurk in the wilderness. The work narrates how a group of rural men, seeking a livelihood, travel up the towering mountains and ridges to transport goods. Amidst their interactions with a group of mountain women, the twin sisters and the porter Tian Lai develop an extraordinary bond of enmity, love, and, allowing readers to perceive the fierce and intense passion of wild love, the lingering and poignant love of life and death, as well as the tragic and defiant display of human nature and morality. The rumbling caravans on the ancient road, the rugged and simple porters, the beautiful and impoverished women, and the blood-soaked life of bandits form a Gypsy-like Eastern nomadic scene. The story is beautiful and realistic, with a heavy and sorrowful theme, and an unexpected plot.