Shenzhen, you make me tearful

Author: Qingqiu Zi
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: In this world, all flowers must wither; all wealth must eventually fade. So, what is truly worth cherishing? Is it time, youth, vitality? On the roadside lawn, there are couples leaning on each other under an umbrella. Watching them, I see myself from ten years ago. They might see in me an elderly person adrift and lost. Shenzhen, You Make Me Tears Flow is just such a reflective text, imbued with nostalgia, telling a story that is irresistible and heart-wrenching about the simplicity of the youth's spiritual world and the sincere beauty of friendship in that era. The story takes place in Shenzhen 15 years ago. The protagonist was once a highly scholarly teacher who came to Shenzhen swept up in the tide of commerce. He experienced the dreams, struggles, and disillusionments that young people who ventured into Shenzhen must go through, and his genuine love with the girl Xiaoqing ultimately shattered. The novel is deeply nostalgic, reflecting the confusion, yearning, and pursuit of young people in Shenzhen in the late 1980s through the values and fates of several characters with different personalities. It recalls the simple emotions and sincere friendships of that generation of youth. The background of the novel's events is Shenzhen 15 years ago. The protagonist was once a highly scholarly teacher who came to Shenzhen swept up in the tide of commerce. He experienced the dreams, struggles, and disillusionments that young people who ventured into Shenzhen must go through, and his genuine love with the girl Xiaoqing ultimately shattered. The novel is deeply nostalgic, reflecting the confusion, yearning, and pursuit of young people in Shenzhen in the late 1980s through the values and fates of several characters with different personalities. It recalls the simple emotions and sincere friendships of that generation of youth.