The picture shows the small courtyard where February River lived before his death, and his huge work was completed in this two-story small building in the small courtyard. Photo by Wang Yi
China News Service Nanyang December 16 Title: Visiting the Courtyard of the February River: Three "Emperors" Become a Masterpiece
China News Service reporters Li Guigang, Li Chaoqing, Han Zhangyun, and Liu Peng
The February River is gone, and the courtyard is still there.
In the early morning of the 15th, the famous Chinese historical novelist February He died. On the 16th, the reporter visited the small courtyard where February River created the historical novels of "Kangxi Emperor", "Yongzheng Emperor" and "Qianlong Emperor" of the Qing Dynasty "Emperor Series" to recall his past life.
In the downtown alley, the winding path leads to a quiet place. Located next to a secluded courtyard on the banks of the Bai River in Nanyang City, Henan Province, a evergreen tree shaped like a welcoming pine greets the people who have heard the news and rushed to bid farewell to the February River.
Through the iron gate, the small courtyard dressed as Xinyi trees, moon seasons, and climbing walls and tigers is no different from the small courtyard of the farmhouse. An old-fashioned rocking chair on the balcony of a two-story red-brick building is dusty, the only object that proves that February River lives here.
It is such an inconspicuous courtyard, and the huge works of February River were born here.
February River's real name is Ling Liberation. In 1978, Ling Jiefang "demobilized and returned to the field" and returned to his hometown of Wolong District, Nanyang City, to work in the Propaganda Department, after which he lived in a small courtyard, thus starting the road of literary creation.
In the 1990s, February River's pioneering work "The Kangxi Emperor" came out. At this time, he was not yet popular, and he often rode a worn-out bicycle to the street without trimming.
Chen Chunjian, honorary chairman of the Wolong District Writers Association and deputy director of the Propaganda Department of Nanyang City, who is also a teacher and friend of February River, introduced, "Since I met mr. In 1994, he has been creating in this small courtyard in addition to his work, and he lives in simplicity."
Due to the relationship between colleagues and being in the same compound, Chen Chunjian wrote all his works, and February River personally wrote the preface. "Every time I go to him, I feel that he is like gold in his time, and when I go to his house to eat, it is an ordinary home-cooked dish, life is not exquisite, and I am bent on creating."
After 15 years of immersion in the creation of the small courtyard, the "Emperor Series" was adapted into a TV series, which created the highest ratings and was broadcast for a long time at home and abroad, and has won more than 40 domestic and foreign awards such as the National Excellent Novel Award, the Yao Xueyu Historical Novel Award, the National Excellent Book Award, and the National Bestseller Award.
After the broadcast of "Yongzheng Dynasty", the February River became more famous, and the courtyard became lively. Readers and fans visit, cloth and nobles during the exchange.
Chen Chunjian recalled that at that time, four or five media at home and abroad had to be received every day, and "they all came to Mr. February River."
In 2006, February River was listed on the rich list of Chinese writers, with a net worth of tens of millions. He lived an ordinary life in the courtyard as usual, still riding a broken bicycle, still not trimming the edges.
After having many identities as party deputies to the 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th National Congresses of the Communist Party of China, deputies to the 10th, 11th and 12th National People's Congresses, and deans of the College of Letters of Zhengzhou University, many institutions hired them with favorable conditions such as heavy funds, villas, and special cars, and February Heyi refused them.
"He's full of affection for the courtyard." Chen Chunjian said that after becoming famous, February River, which has always been low-key, still lives in the small courtyard and is reluctant to leave. In the afternoon, February River likes to sit in a rocking chair and bask in the sun.
After he became older, February River was interested in essays, and works such as "February River Language", "Dense Clouds And No Rain", "The Deep Groan in Front of the Buddha Statue", and "The World on Earth" were successively born in the courtyard.
Today, the Slovaks are gone. As a well-known writer, no matter how simple and low-key the life of February River, he has never left people's vision and the pursuit of topics.
"The three parts of the sunset are a masterpiece, and there is no liberation in the world." On the Internet, some netizens suggested that the small courtyard should be repaired into the "February River Former Residence" for future generations to admire. (End)