Peacock's scream

Author: Hongying
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: A Taoist monk and the courtesan Honglian, a scientist Liu Cuì and a primary school teacher Yue Ming—whose call does the peacock make? A dam blocks the river! Alas! The misfortunes of two generations' life destinies, strange! The mystery of the identities of the four people reborn in cycles. This is a long work focused on ecological concern, and also a fable revealing the anxieties of modern civilization. The entire book is set against the historical transformation taking place in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. Hongying's gaze penetrates the misty barrier between history and reality, reaching the ultimate secrets of people and the times. It is a fable dedicated to ecological concern. The misfortunes of two generations' destinies, the mystery of identities reborn in cycles. Hongying says, "After all, who can reach the world before birth?"