Old Town Story

Author: Lin Haiyin
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Publish Date: 1999-04-01
Features: "The crooked-toothed Aunt Lan, the madwoman in Chunshu Hutong, the little companions by the well, the thief hiding in the grass—these characters keep appearing before my eyes. It's not nostalgia for the lively past life, but because those things were all experienced in childhood. That was true joy, carefree and unshakable happiness." The social customs of old Beiping and the ordinary lives of common people have all become part of the "Old Town in My Memory" left behind in Lin Haiyin's childhood memories. They have also deeply awakened the longing for the past that lies within our hearts, bringing a sense of closeness and tenderness.