The place that lingers in your dreams

Author: Wang Guozheng
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: A vivid portrayal of the passionate years of youth—a generation of youth who settled and guarded the frontier. This book showcases the entrepreneurial journey of youth in the 1960s. Hundreds of former youth who went to the frontier share long-forgotten stories. They are now in their sixties, their white hair marking the baptism of the Northwest, and their wrinkles carving the of Xinjiang. They came from the Tianshan Mountains, their footsteps buried in the desert, and they moved towards maturity, with the Tianshan Mountains witnessing their achievements.
Stepping onto the land of Xinjiang, what a vast Gobi! Except for a few red willows waving at us, there was nothing else. These 18- or 19-year-old students climbed the nearby sand dune in one breath, facing the railway, and arranged eight square meters of large characters with pebbles of various sizes: Children of the Motherland, Determined to Go Anywhere.
They were ordinary—like the red willows on the Gobi, like the sandstone in the desert winds. Yet, they were great—like the red willows steadfastly clinging to barren land, like the sandstone willingly paving the foundation.
Table of Contents
- Dreams Begin at the Tianshan
- Dreams Begin at the Tianshan
- The Train Westward
- The Heartbreak of Choice
- Feeling the Desolation
- The Vast Gobi Journey
- Passion Like Fire
- Traveling Together
- Regret-Free Life
- Endless Thoughts on the Long Journey
- The Road
- We Walked Step by Step
- If There Were a Second Life
- Sowing a Seed in Spring
- Back Then
- Biscuits with Ice Nuclei
- Bright Lights in the Depths of the Tianshan
- Dancing with Wolves
- The Mao Zedong Thought Art Propaganda Team
- Snow Traces in Erjing
- The Grassy Lake by the Ulung Valley River
- The Winter on Fāngcǎo Lake
- Temporary Coal Miner at the Foot of the Tianshan
- Teacher at the Foot of the Tianshan
- Journey Along the Way
- Experiencing Altay
- Youth Like Us
- Mulei Harvest
- Endless Memories of the Past
- Border Town Trifles
- One Day at the Xiahe Camp
- A Sharp Sword on the Cultural Front
- The Heart Beats with the Desert
- A Unique Experience
- The Ox Cart Passing Through the Poplar Forest
- An Unregretful Choice
- Family in the Tent
- Unforgettable Jimsar
- My Heart Soars
- Special Experiences
- Love
- Unforgettable Warmth