Great Changes in the Mountainous Areas

Author: Zhou Libo
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Publish Date: 2002-03-01
Features: This book can be considered a sequel to "Fierce Storm," although one depicts the land reform in Northeast China, while the other portrays the agricultural cooperation movement in the mountainous areas of Hunan. Both are tempests that swept through the Chinese countryside. The novel focuses in depth on the profound and far-reaching changes brought about by the agricultural cooperation movement in a secluded mountain village: the long-standing economic foundation of private ownership, outdated social customs, family life, and human relationships were all uprooted in a short period of time. The author uses delicate self-criticism and conveys a warm, rustic charm in portraying the images of several revolutionary cadres and peasants, such as Deng Xiumei, Li Yuehui, Chen Zaichun, and Sheng Youding. Each of them has distinct personalities and characteristics, leaving a deep impression on the reader.