1995-2005 The summer solstice has not arrived

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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: In this new novel by Guo Jingming, the writing style becomes exceptionally serene and profound, like the melodious sound of a flute washed by spring water. At the beginning of the story, in the smooth, detailed prose, you are completely immersed in the lazy atmosphere of a summer afternoon. As you seem to be dozing off with the quiet and profound words, the story takes a completely different turn, the plot suddenly accelerating, and all the once beautiful things revealing truths you never imagined. Innocence faces adversity, childhood faces growth, and kindness confronts evil, as if the world ends abruptly in the midst of mundane moments. The story begins in the fictional city of Qianchuan, a northern city lush with tall camphor trees. Several young people start their high school lives, everything seemingly exceptionally calm and slow, with a summer drowsy narration, as intense as ink-wash paintings under the scorching summer afternoon sun. The story begins in this environment. Then, the ordinary high school students embark on their respective life paths. Lu Zhiang's mother dies of cancer, profoundly changing his personality. Fu Xiaosi becomes famous after participating in the Jinchuan Art Competition, becoming a renowned illustrator across China. Later, the young people who once spent time together separate due to graduation. Li Xiaxia and Fu Xiaosi go to Beijing to continue their studies, Lu Zhiang goes to Japan, and Qiqi goes to Shanghai. From a lonely childhood, Yu Jian meets and abandons a beautiful relationship with Qingtan in Qianchuan, choosing to go alone to Beijing to pursue her dream of becoming a singer.