Xiang girl Xiao Xiao

Author: Shen Congwen
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: Women are a extraordinary creation in the world, and all miracles are preserved by them. Whether it is immortals soaring through the clouds, monsters in underwater caves, hermits hiding in trees, or high-ranking officials in the court, when they encounter women, they always fail in their hands and have to surrender to them. — As Shen Congwen said.
Under the pen of Mr. Shen Congwen, many vivid female characters have been created. Among them, the most successfully portrayed are the women of Western Hunan: Xiao Xiao, naive and completely responsive to her natural instincts; Ssan, playful and clever; Mei Mei, beautiful and unwilling to fall into despair; and Meijin, who sacrifices herself for love; and Lao Qi, honest and kind-hearted. To appreciate their lives is like savoring a cup of mellow aged wine, deeply rooted in cultural heritage that has been precipitated over the course of history. They embody all that is beautiful, healthy, natural, and simple in life. In contrast, the distorted and deformed scenes of the urban upper class only lead people to sink into decline.
(Note: The original text contains a repeated paragraph, which has been retained as is in the translation.)