Yihai Bei Hun: "Sea Sacrifice" - Volume 1

Author: Xin Xiulu
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Publishing Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The heroine He Yujie, with her graceful and delicate figure, pretty and elegant face, as well as her noble temperament, skilled techniques, and highly rhythmic dance movements, captivated the entire audience. He (Xiang Ming) faced the sea, toward the direction of the teacher's grave, raised the teacher's ashes high above his head, and solemnly worshipped, scattering them into the sea.
After the eulogy, Xiang Ming sat grief-stricken on the reef, gazing intently at the sea. By the moonlight, he saw a figure rising slowly from the sea-air connection, stepping on the waves, and smiling as it drifted toward him. A sincere and profound declaration of love, moving and heartbreaking. The ugliness of corrupt officials, a true reflection of contemporary society. Sea Sacrifice is a long novel depicting the joys and sorrows, life and death, of four generations of people from the "Zhongdu Dance and Music Troupe" in their studies, work, and lives, both domestically and internationally. The book consists of four volumes.
Volume 1: Tragic Soul in the Art Sea, describes how the young dancer He Yujie and the erhu player Xiang Ming, who were neighbors and played together as children, had their elders form a deep bond early on. During the Cultural Revolution, Xiang Ming was sent to the countryside, far from his homeland, losing contact with the He family. The orphan He Yujie, then in primary school, was taken in by her class teacher and helped to enter the "May Seventh Art School," later becoming an outstanding dancer in the "Zhongdu Dance and Music Troupe." In 1978, Xiang Ming also enrolled in the troupe, reuniting with his childhood friend He Yujie. Their innocent childhood companionship blossomed into a deep, loving relationship. Due to Xiang Ming's righteous and incorruptible nature, he offended the leaders of the troupe and was sent to the county troupe in the northwest. He Yujie fell ill with a disease and was injured during a performance, leaving her disabled. The surgery failed, and she could no longer pursue the dance career she loved. Later, she was raped by Mei Xin, the troupe's office director. He Yujie lost all hope and, fearing her disability would burden her beloved Xiang Ming, took her own life. The ignorant and incompetent troupe leader Wu Shigeran and other corrupt officials protected Mei Xin, allowing her to escape justice, while instead arresting Xiang Ming for avenging He Yujie. The righteous members of the troupe, Yu Shiqing, Wu Ge, the director of the northwest county troupe, and Tong Le, a choir member who had long been infatuated with Xiang Ming, all worked tirelessly to secure his release, but their efforts were in vain.