Not a waste of the river and the river

Author: Yang Tingyu
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Publish Date: 2000-05-01
Features: This book sets against the backdrop of the burgeoning global green movement and China's modernization drive. Through the conflicts arising among various strata in the northern city of Qianlong County in dealing with severely polluted rivers, it typifies the severity of China's environmental issues. Moreover, it profoundly reveals that the primary cause of natural environmental pollution is not only economic pressure, but even more frightening is the pollution of the humanistic environment. It not only deeply exposes the contradictions between development and environmental protection in developing countries but also uncovers the sinister and ugly faces behind foreign capital investments in these countries. The touching aspect of the work lies in its profound and incisive writing, which peels away the various conflicts, complex political relationships, economic interests, and emotional entanglements arising from this issue, thereby shaping a series of typical figures from different strata under the market economy. Through the construction of characters' fates and the moving joys and sorrows as well as the intricate plot, it awakens people to the issue without any trace of environmental advocacy. What is particularly valuable is that through the portrayal of a group of typical figures with modern pioneering awareness and a spirit of sharing the fate of the people, centered around the female county party secretary Zhen Li as the protagonist, it allows people to see a glimpse of hope amidst an overwhelming sense of weight.