White Gate Generation Three

Author: Bai Ming
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Set against the backdrop of a century of Chinese history, this book narrates the joys and sorrows of an ordinary Beijing family. The anecdotes of the Bai family in the old mansion are both entertaining and profound. The story of three generations of the Bai family is highly engaging. The author's family history has a touch of legend. His grandfather, a Muslim and a Western apprentice, hid in an old antique shop during the Boxer Rebellion, and eighty-seven years later, the grandsons and granddaughters of the two families miraculously married. The author uses a playful tone to complete a life history of Beijing's common people, blending elements of comedy and tragedy.