Lifelong: Crescent

Author: Lao She
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: My Whole Life begins in the Guangxu era of the Qing Dynasty. Fu Hai, an ordinary, self-respecting Chinese, has experienced too many life tragedies, most of which are filled with bitterness, sorrow, and hardship. He strives to live as a person, an individual with low self-esteem, yet he always stumbles and falls. His beloved wife is stolen away by a close friend. He learns the craft of mounting scrolls, but with the fall of the Qing Dynasty and the rise of the Republic of China, there is no place for his skills to be used. He becomes a police officer, a profession that requires serving the wealthy as dogs and bullying the poor. Despite his hard work and perseverance, he ultimately cannot overcome the world or his deeply loved wife. Trust in friends turns into brotherly strife, and the bonds of humanity are torn apart by the changing times. This is how I have spent my whole life.