Settled dust (New Curriculum Standard Required Reading Series in Chinese Language)

Author: A Lai
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: To comprehensively improve the Chinese literacy of primary and secondary school students, enhance the modern awareness of Chinese teaching courses, and vigorously promote new learning methods, the Ministry of Education issued the "Full-time Compulsory Education Chinese Curriculum Standards" and the "General High School Chinese Curriculum Standards" as core content of the basic education curriculum reform in 2001 and 2003, respectively. The "Chinese Curriculum Standards" serve as the basis for teaching, assessment, and exam question-setting, and form the foundation for national curriculum management and evaluation, reflecting the fundamental requirements of the state for students at different stages in terms of knowledge, skills, processes, and methods. Compared to the original "Chinese Teaching Syllabus" for primary and secondary schools, the "Chinese Curriculum Standards" have made significant revisions to the specific titles of extracurricular reading materials in the original syllabus and have stipulated the total amount of reading required for students at different stages, urging primary and secondary school students to read widely. For this purpose, we have compiled and published this series of "New Curriculum Standards Chinese Must-Read Books," with all titles designated by the new standards. To assist students in reading, we have included an introductory essay before each classic, providing an in-depth yet accessible introduction to the book. Dust Settles tells the story of the Kangba Tibetan people, which is, of course, a highly ethnic-themed subject. Due to the author's ethnic background and life experiences, the seemingly unique choice of this theme is actually inevitable. However, the novel is not confined to ethnic themes. The topics of power, heroes, religion, trust, revenge, and love discussed in the novel all carry modern significance. This makes Dust Settles not only special in its themes but also universally significant. Dust Settles depicts history, but history is also a form of reality, and this reality is expressed more fully, revealing a broader and deeper perspective. The same space can also give rise to multiple stories. Regarding this history, A Lai says, "History reveals a certain state of it, or rather, my understanding of it in a certain aspect."