The Complete Collection of 9 - Shuiling

Author: Qiong Yao
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This work, both in content and structure, resembles the format of a television drama series, characterized by complex plots, escalating climaxes; intense and exaggerated emotional expression; entangled relationships due to family feuds; misunderstandings between people leading to lifelong regrets and entanglements of love and enmity; the secrets and revelations of the protagonist's background, as well as war, separation, and reunion—all of which are undoubtedly the "basic elements" of a melodrama. In summary, in Qiong Yao's kingdom of love, love is the source that nourishes and energizes women. Without love, women's self will wither and die. In this context, Qiong Yao's portrayal of women is inevitably passive and. In fact, during the May Fourth era, the concept of "love" was a public ideology, primarily as a rebellion against and challenge to China's patriarchal system. However, in Qiong Yao's romantic novels, it belongs entirely to the private sphere, with descriptions of love entirely from the female perspective, which has also been criticized by figures like Li Ao for the blandness of the female protagonists. Yet, such a dreamlike world pushed to its extreme also has ideological support, reversing the power and obligations of the hierarchy in patriarchal families, compelling resourceful and powerful parents or men, under the moral call of emotions, to wholeheartedly dedicate themselves to their helpless children, especially women. This is also the essence of romantic novels. This book is one of the "Complete Works of Qiong Yao," which comprises a total of 64 volumes. Qiong Yao's works have always been narrating an unchanging theme: the word "love." Love between lovers, friends, siblings, parents, the nation, and the ethnic group—endless love in life. After the final scene of Heavenly and Earthly Love, she wrote two sentences: "I dedicate this drama to all my friends who believe in love in the world." After the television drama aired, many media outlets asked why she wrote these two sentences. Her answer was: "Don't you think that many people have lost the ability to love and be loved? In the current social structure, many people must be ruthless and cruel to secure a place for themselves. Jealousy and deceit for survival competition are even commonplace. Gradually, everyone stops believing in love in the world, even mocking those who still do, calling them naive, immature, disconnected from the real world, and dreamers who only talk in dreams. How can those who do not believe in love in the world love or be loved? Therefore, they lose many spiritual feasts, many dreams of pain and revelry. Without pain, without love. Without tears, without love. Without laughter, without love. Without love, it is as if one has not lived!" So, dedicate this complete works to all friends who still believe in love in the world! It is also certain to be favored by countless "Qiong Yao fans."