The Local Guardians/乡贤 [Chinese]

By 孙见喜

"This novel begins in a household without women-featuring a village patriarch, Old Man Sun, his four sons, and a farmhand; six men in total. By the novel's end, only five daughters-in-law and three young grandsons remain... Set against the backdrop of Henan warlord Liu Zhenhua's eight-month siege of Xi'an, the defense of Chang'an, and the Central Plains War between Chiang Kai-shek, Feng Yuxiang, and Yan Xishan, the story unfolds in the eastern Qinling region bordering Shaanxi, Hubei, and Henan. Spanning eight turbulent years (1924-1932), it portrays how the patriarch relied on the strength of traditional Chinese culture to manage local affairs-showing both its effectiveness and struggles.

小说开始于一个没有女性的家庭--被称为孙老者的乡贤，他和他的四个儿子一个长工六个男人的故事，小说终结时孙家只剩下五个媳妇和三个幼子......小说以河南军阀刘镇华围困西安八个月、二虎守长安、蒋介石冯玉祥阎锡山中原大战为时代背景，以陕鄂豫三省交界的东秦岭地域风情为舞台，书写了民国十三年到二十一年约八年的战乱年代，这位乡贤老者依靠中华传统文化的强大内力管理一方乡域的成效与艰难。

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Chinese
• ISBN: 752121921X
• ISBN13: 9787521219210
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: China National Publications Import & Export C
• Length: 446 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"