Famous Stories of the Jianghu

Author: Zhou Changyi
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: Like water, nourishing evil; a mournful ballad of the entanglement of good and evil at the bottom of society. Supported by six renowned novelists for the magical long《》, Wang Gang of 《》, A Lai of 《》, Wang Yuewen of 《》, Yan Zhen of 《》, Dong Libo of 《》, and Yang Zhijun of 《》。Cruel! Sharp! Literature often uses the vastness and complexity of reality as an excuse to avoid reality, but 《》 delves into the jungle of the social underbelly like grass roots cutting each other, every blow is bloody! — A Lai
《》 has a cold, sharp, and incisive brushstroke like a short knife, driving the story from tragedy to desolation, reading it almost makes one's heart burst. The author's concern and fear for the undercurrent reality are so intense and profound that they resonate deeply, a rarity in contemporary Chinese literature! — Wang Yuewen
I, Changyi, both focus on the underbelly. I am guilty, while Changyi is kind. It is with a kind heart that he faces the cruel reality of the underbelly and the bloody life of labor that gave birth to the compassionate 《》. — Wang Gang
A heart-wrenching work! Everyone writes about reality, but among the current literary works, few can be so realistic, so profound, and so harrowing. 《》 will bring a huge shock to the Chinese literary world! — Dong Libo
This is a thrilling book! It's the blood spurting from the skin as if cut by a blade, the tremor of pain as if the heart is pierced by sharpness, a rare and incisive writing that targets social flaws, digging out flesh and bone, and a heart-wrenching work that shines with the light of humanity. The author's keen and subtle descriptions have created a rare realism in Chinese literature in recent years! — Yang Zhijun
This is a cruel coming-of-age story. The violence and bloodshed in every word are not only the inevitable experience of a rural youth growing up in the city but also the inevitable experience of growing up in the "city"! The novel provides us with a unique coming-of-age experience of "history." — Yan Zhen
Qiong villagers Qiong Da accidentally gets pierced in the chest by steel bars while working on a construction site. His brother Qiong Xiao takes him to the hospital but is delayed in treatment due to being unable to pay. Qiong Da dies tragically. The hospital and the contractor refuse to pay compensation afterward. Driven to hatred by despair, Qiong Xiao joins forces with fellow villagers Bai San and Heezhu to form a "jianghu" brotherhood, embarking on an irreversible path to demand wages.
Tragically, construction workers in Rencheng's famous building, the International Trade Center, stage a desperate suicide protest, with over ten workers on the brink of life and death. In the end, the municipal government intervenes, pays the wages, and issues the "Zhang Government's Pay-What-You-Owe Decree."
Qiong villagers Qiong Da accidentally gets pierced in the chest by steel bars while working on a construction site. His brother Qiong Xiao takes him to the hospital but is delayed in treatment due to being unable to pay. Qiong Da dies tragically. The hospital and the contractor refuse to pay compensation afterward. Driven to hatred by despair, Qiong Xiao joins forces with fellow villagers Bai San and Heezhu to form a "jianghu" brotherhood, embarking on an irreversible path to demand wages.