Children of the Big Compound (Shi Zhongshan)

Author: Shi Zhongshan
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The green trees in the military compound are lush, and the sunshine is brilliant. The passion for revolution and the dream of cavalry and golden weapons are woken up every day by the loud bugle calls, stirring the blood of the children of military families. Zhang Weiping, the son of the Deputy Commander-in-Chief; Qiao Nianzhao, the son of the Deputy Chief of Staff; Fang Wei, the daughter of the Logistics Minister; and others, the children of the compound, in the turmoil of youth, either break free from their parents' to participate in the "world revolution" at the Sino-Vietnamese border, or temper "revolutionary ideals" in the desolate life-and-death situation, or float helplessly in the agony of the struggle between spirit and flesh, emotion and love. Amidst the troubles of love, the temptation of sex, and the pursuit of ideals, they evolve from simple to complex, from innocence to maturity, and from confusion to determination in their life. The novel reveals the mysterious aspects of life in the compound that are rarely known, and penetrates the profound connotation of the culture of the compound.