Author: Zhou Zhen Tian
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
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Chen Jiangong (Famous Writer, Secretary of the Secretariat, Vice President of the China Writers Association): Zhou Zhen Tian sets the backdrop of the era before the Anti-Japanese War and presents the spiritual history of the Chinese nation facing national adversity. He does not shy away from the weaknesses of human nature, with multi-layered characters and multi-threaded emotional journeys, showcasing the rich personality traits of the Chinese nation in times of crisis. Reading it brings both a profound spiritual impact and cultural nourishment.
Li Zhun (Famous Literary Theorist, Former Vice President of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles): A deep exploration of Tianjin culture and a passionate inquiry into the dignity of life. The Jade Shatters vividly reveals the national spirit, connecting history, reality, and the future.
He Zhenbang (Famous Literary Critic): The Jade Shatters combines folk customs with the times, creating a group of lifelike characters. The storyline is full of twists and turns, mysterious and captivating. It has a strong legendary flavor, reflecting the author's deep cultural heritage.
To cherish one's daughter, to find a son-in-law, to embrace grandchildren, to respect elders—all in the hope of family peace and happiness in chaos; to sell jade, to buy jade, to love jade, to hide jade, to navigate various factions with tact, to painstakingly resolve layer upon layer of crises—all for business prosperity and the passing down of national treasures. But external humiliation and internal strife ultimately lead a shrewd merchant, who has always relied on the "gentle and smooth" way of jade in foreign affairs, onto a path of defiance that shatters jade and endangers his life.
This book tells the story of the Zhao Rugui family, the owners of the jade and antiques shop "Hengyazhai" on Dongma Road in Tianjin in the early 1930s, and their emotional journey of great love and hatred, life and death, during the period before and after the "September 18th Incident," a tale that leaves readers deeply moved.