True or False Origin

Author: Yin Jianling
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Life as an adult indeed has its disappointments and imperfections. A person's life is actually one of constantly returning to being a child, as adults often discover lost parts of themselves in children. Just like the famous story "The Emperor's New Clothes," children can make adults feel ashamed. The book experiences a return to warmth and beauty, finding solace for the soul and a call for truth, goodness, and beauty in imagination.
Cao Wenxuan—a renowned writer and professor at Peking University—has recently focused his fantasy works on peculiar plot designs, lacking depth, literary quality, and elements worth pondering. It seems he has reached a narrow point, facing an urgent need for breakthroughs and breaking out of a stalemate. The emergence of "Cherry Blossoms in the Wind" has opened up a new direction for fantasy works.
Peng Yi—a famous children's literature writer and critic—sometimes truth does not reside with adults. Characters like Mola, Sakura, the dolphin, and Kuike, who retain a childlike heart, may be closer to the essence of the world than adults. Therefore, do not dismiss a child's efforts and questions; please take a moment to learn something from young people.
Mei Zihuan—a renowned children's literature writer and critic—this is a book that lets you experience the power of imagination. You read it in astonishment, then exclaim in awe: "How hard and dedicated this writer is in walking their own path!" Many writers have become weary, but she appears radiant, bringing a new direction to fantasy works.
Editor: This is another powerful work by the author following the highly impactful coming-of-age novel "The Paper Person." "The Paper Person" pioneered the genre in China, supporting countless girls grappling with sexual confusion. Five years later, "Cherry Blossoms in the Wind" has accumulated the author's more mature creative talent and reflections, making it deeper, more moving, and more poetic than "The Paper Person." A pure world of innocence rediscovered, a philosophical, pure, and aesthetically beautiful spiritual fantasy epic—a fairy tale for adults recommended by young people.
After the battle for the ancient lotus, Sakura and her companions embark on a journey that is both real and fantastical. With restored sanity, Kuike, Sakura, Mola, and the dolphin carry the vibrant ancient lotus through, including the ancient mansion of Haoliang, the tropical city of Melorwans, and the city of Cambé at the foot of a volcano. Along the way, they face numerous trials—whether confronting a mother and daughter reborn from death, a genius painter with split personalities who is also a cold-blooded killer, the evil flower king of the deer ear who creates fear in their ears, or the fire demon Mary who enjoys setting fires. Everyone shares life and death, joys and sorrows. Through repeated clashes with Mr. Wu, they finally discover his weakness and gain more confidence to complete the journey.
The key story in this volume is the loyal unicorn, like the wind, who transforms into a whale and drains all its life essence to death. To raise funds for the treatment of a young girl, Le Yun, who suffers from an illness caused by playing with volcanic rocks, Sakura sacrifices immense power to change the dreams of emotionally numb billionaires. However, in the end, her nearly lifeless body is seen as a fraud by others. Sakura must return to her own land to regain her energy.
On the night of the full moon, Feng Lun takes the four of them flying to the magnificent world of Zhenhuanyuan, the land of true and illusory realms. By the lotus-filled pool, Sakura sees the face of the goddess of Zhenhuanyuan, Sanglian, appearing and disappearing on the snow-capped mountains.