The One-Tree Grove
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: May 17, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781430321224
Subjects: General & Literary Fiction; General; Fiction / General; Fiction - General
First sentence: Second Editon and Chinese Version are available on: http://stores.lulu.com/yeshell
Description: Did you ever hear about Mao's era from a countryside resident, a beautiful village girl? I reckon the answer is no. Meinia was a pretty and compassionate village girl in Xishuangbanna, China. Responding to Mao's call, five members of the so-called Zhiqing ("educated youth" or high school students and graduates from cities) came to her village. She and other villagers did their best to help the Zhiqing, but these "not-educated-nor-useful" Zhi-qing inflicted huge and lasting hurt and pains on her and the villagers, …… Filling up with songs of young people, and full of wisdom of an oriental minority culture, this is a bright love-story book for readers of all ages. This is also an informative book for readers who have interest in the diversity of Chinese culture, and who are planning a visit to southern China. The Author was born in a small village in southern China and had been living there for 17 years, most in Mao’s era.
Notes: I am reading your book now. I am really enjoying it. Your book is fascinating because it reveals social and cultural aspects of life in rural China – something that most North Americans, including myself don’t have a clue about. As a reader I ask myself how is it that rural life in China is so different than rural life in Canada and I know that the differences are based in thousands of years of cultural evolution that is very distinct from my Euro-Canadian heritage.  ---- K.G., Nelson, BC
Table of contents: title: PRE-STORY: DR. ANDERSON’S DOUBTS	1; title: CHAPTER 1: CAME THE ZHI-QING	22