Passionate Years (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Chen Yongli
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: The work employs a realistic approach to describe the customs, traditions, and historical scenery of the Daba Mountains rural areas in China during the 1950s and 1960s. It reflects the current state of the Daba Mountains rural areas and the experiences and fates of the farmers during those passionate years. The work genuinely and meticulously portrays the sentiments, opinions, and characteristics of the Daba Mountains rural communities at the time, pouring boundless affection into the ordinary people. The Bashi County depicted in the work has long been plagued by poverty, with phrases like "poor to the extent of not having enough money to buy cooking oil and salt" and "poor to the point where teenage girls have no pants to wear."