The road back is not the road home

Author: Yang Ming
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Publish Date: 2002-05-01
Features: You can avoid the plight of financial hardship, but you cannot escape the loneliness of the soul! Wang Shuo-like satire, romance as touching as Qingyao, a mix of bitter smiles and melancholy accompanies you on your journey to crossroads. The work depicts the story of various Chinese youth, driven by the surging and somewhat blind wave of studying abroad, who go to Canada's Vancouver through language schools to seek their fortunes. They endure the hardships of cultural dislocation, the clash of traditions, and emotional crises. The story primarily revolves around the complex triangular love affair between the male protagonist, Han Yan, the female protagonist, Xiang Jing, and his wife, Zheng Wen. Through the experiences of others like Er Niou, Meng Xun, Xiao Ren, and the knot-bagged, it describes the struggles of language students from the initial survival struggles of studying abroad to the spiritual confusion and distress after obtaining green cards. It vividly portrays the inner pain of these marginalized individuals and their frustration of being unable to return home. Han Yan ultimately takes his own life due to emotional trauma and his inability to escape the vortex of private tutoring. The harsh reality, tearful satire, twisted souls, and deformed love affair, combined with the fast-paced montage narration, bring you a profound emotional experience.