The Story of Hulan River

Author: Xiao Hong
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The story takes place in a small county on the banks of Hulan River in Northeast China during the 1920s. In a patriarchal society, life flows like a river in a calm manner. It flows calmly with ignorance and hardship, but also calmly with tranquil self-pleasure. Here live the people of The Story of Hulan River. However, the essence of a patriarchal society is cruel, and thus the young wife of the old Hu family was tormented to death by ignorant people. Of course, it wasn’t just the young wife of the old Hu family; Wang Dagui also inevitably met his end under the cold eyes of ignorance. This is perhaps another wave of the patriarchal society. But in the end, it still returns to calmness, with calmness becoming a form of resilient life. These are the life lessons offered to readers by Feng Wai Zui, the miller in the novel. The Story of Hulan River is a requiem for the lonely childhood of female writer Xiao Hong and a portrayal of customs by the banks of Hulan River.