Record of Bao Gong's Remains

Author: Chen Guidi / Chun Tao
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Suddenly, it was a chilling and chaotic scene before their eyes: Although a dozen or so earthen mounds of varying sizes still stood intact, Bao Gong's burial mound had clearly been dug open. The mound's top was gone, replaced by a grotesque and ugly pit filled with filthy, disgusting water. It wasn't the story of Bao Gong's upright integrity in pleading for the people's sake, but rather the story of his remains wandering desolately. The remains of the "Heavenly Justice Lord" had once struggled to find a place to rest in his hometown, Hefei. The endless veneration of the people left no real place for genuine remembrance. As writers from Bao Gong's hometown, the couple Chen Guidi and Chun Tao couldn't rest easy! The Story of Bao Gong's Remains is a book that reflects on reality. The story told in The Story of Bao Gong's Remains is a field readers have rarely encountered. The book begins with the event of Bao Gong's tomb being dug up in Hefei during the Cultural Revolution, introducing a series of stories surrounding the remains, such as Bao Gong's descendants protecting the remains and cultural relic workers hiding them. Bao Gong's remains had once struggled to find a place to rest in his hometown, Hefei, and the people's veneration of him left no real place for genuine remembrance. Such stories made Chen Guidi and Chun Tao uneasy, of course. Years ago, they had already thought about writing. But because of the "Three Rural Issues" reform, many readers hoped they would once again "shock the deaf and awaken the blind." That was also their own desire. I know they have already done a lot of preliminary research for their next topic. But serious literary creation is indeed a task that consumes a great deal of heart and soul, and they simply don't have the energy for another push in the short term. I want to convey to all readers who care about them that they truly disappoint you. Before they can once again "shock the deaf and awaken the blind," they really need to rest and adjust. With this rest and adjustment, they are also fulfilling a long-standing wish. It is a wish that, as writers from Bao Gong's hometown, they simply couldn't put aside.