Colorful Countryside

Bok av He Shen
This is a colorful picture of life in the rural areas of northern China in 1990s. The protagonist Zhao Guoqiang is today's rural hero. He is not afraid of power, unselfishness and has courage to break through heavy resistance; breaks through the shackles of traditional ideas and leads people out of difficulties; finally gets the villagers to a bright future. The novel has a strong sense of reality and has a strong flavor of life.