Hero Yang Zirong -- Yang Zirong's Life and After

Author: Gu Binhua
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Publish Date: 1992-04-01
Features: A heroic man is both wise and brave, renowned throughout the world, while a gentlewoman suffers a tragic fate, wrongfully doomed to an early death. Yang Zirong is a well-known and highly praised reconnaissance hero. His fame spread worldwide due to the widespread publication and performance of the novel The Frozen Land and the revolutionary modern Peking opera Seizing Tiger Mountain. However, he was after all an idealized hero in an artistic work. What was the real Yang Zirong like in life? What legendary battle stories did he have? What was his life before joining the army? How did it happen that he became a hero but was not recognized by his hometown for a long time, even being treated as a bandit's family member? The author answers these questions with numerous real-life stories in the book. This work is historically accurate and detailed, serving as a true account of the heroic archetype. In terms of writing, it weaves heroic deeds with personal life stories across time and space, employing a unique and innovative approach. The stories mostly reveal exclusive and previously unknown accounts, many of which are tear-jerking. Combined with its fluent language, elegant style, vivid descriptions, and intense emotions, reading this book will bring you both aesthetic pleasure and a profound emotional impact, deepening your reverence for the true hero, Yang Zirong.