Sunshine News (Reporter Liang Meng) On the afternoon of April 20, Shaanxi People's Publishing House held a book sharing meeting of "Northern Shaanxi" in Qujiang Book City.
This 500,000-word novel "Northern Shaanxi" will be published by Shaanxi People's Publishing House in October 2023 and is the seventh novel of the well-known writer Ji Xiaodong after the best-selling novels "Dry Wharf" and "Reporter". This novel condenses the "millennium of great changes in Chinese society and the great awakening of intellectuals in northern Shaanxi", which tells the story of the 20 years from the 18th year of the Republic of China after the great drought in northern Shaanxi to the founding of New China in 1949, Ma Ruiqi, the landlord of the "Guangliangtang" of Ma's Manor in Mizhi County, and the capitalist Wan Youyou, the "Tongtianyuan" capitalist in Yulin City, and their children Ma Boxiong, Ma Miao and Wan Xianru, Wan Xingming, Wan Xiangming, grievances, love and hatred, business competition, interest games, The story of faith reconstruction can see the history of the suffering and tenacious struggle of the people of northern Shaanxi, and reflect the magnificent revolutionary history of northern Shaanxi.
At the event, the author, Mr. Ji Xiaodong, met with readers face-to-face and shared "Northern Shaanxi" from eight aspects: one theme, two families, three cities, four true meanings, five comprehensive, six elements, seven characters, and eight major events. After the publication of "Northern Shaanxi", the response was strong, and the second printing was achieved that month. On January 12, 2024, "Northern Shaanxi" successfully held a sharing session in Beijing. On January 19, China Publishing & Media Business Daily released the influential book list for the fourth quarter of 2023. "Northern Shaanxi" was selected as an influential book in the literary category. There are only a few novels such as "Northern Shaanxi". At present, the book has been prepared for film and television dramas.
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Northern Shaanxi
Author: Ji Xiaodong
Publisher: Shaanxi People's Publishing House
"Northern Shaanxi" tells the story of the 20 years from the 18th year of the Republic of China to the founding of New China in 1949, after the great drought in northern Shaanxi that has not been encountered in a century, Ma Ruiqi, the landlord of the "Guangliangtang" of Ma's Manor in Mizhi County, and Wan Youyou, the capitalist of "Tongtianyuan" in Yulin City, and their children Ma Boxiong, Ma Miao and Wan Xianru, Wan Xingming, Wan Xiangming, grievances, love and hatred, business competition, interest game, The story of faith reconstruction shows the history of the suffering and tenacious struggle of the people of northern Shaanxi, and also reflects the magnificent revolutionary history of the Communist Party of China in northern Shaanxi.
The novel is based on the customs and customs of northern Shaanxi, and on the premise of respecting history and restoring the truth, it uses a series of major events such as the popularity of Mizhi, the tide of Yuzhong School, the border trade between Mongolia and Han, the dictatorship of warlords, the extermination of bandits, the martyrs on the banks of the Wuding River, the tragedy of Dongshan in Yulin, the arrival of the Central Red Army in northern Shaanxi, the beginning and end of the investigation of Yangjiagou in Mizhi County, the proposal of "streamlining the administration of the army", the battle of Shajiadian, the peaceful liberation of Yulin City and the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China.