"Old Things in the South of the City" is the representative work of Taiwanese female writer Lin Haiyin, which is a collection of autobiographical short stories based on her childhood life, published in 1960. **Through the perspective of Yingzi, the protagonist, she recalled some of her stories in the south of Beijing in the late twenties of the twentieth century, showing the customs and social changes of that era, and also expressing her nostalgia and longing for her childhood and hometown.
After reading this**, I have the following feelings: this** is a work full of childlike fun and poetry, the author uses delicate and charming language to describe various landscapes and characters in the south of Beijing, which makes me feel as if I am in that old time, and feel the life and cultural atmosphere there. There are many vivid and interesting details in it, such as the legendary story of Hui'an Pavilion, the adventure of watching the sea, and the thrilling scene of the donkey rolling, etc., all of which impressed me deeply, and also made me feel the author's love for childhood and optimism about life.
This ** is also a work that reflects history and society, the author through the eyes of Yingzi, showing all kinds of people in the south of Beijing during that period, such as the crazy woman Xiuzhen, Aunt Lan, thick lips, Song Ma, etc., they all have their own fates and stories, and they have also been influenced by history and society. **There are many scenes that reveal social reality and human weaknesses, such as the tragic death of Xiuzhen's mother and daughter after recognizing each other, the thick lips were arrested by the police, and Aunt Lan eloped with Uncle Dexian, etc., all of which made me feel the author's concern for society and insight into human nature.
This ** is also a work that embodies growth and farewell, and the author expresses her reluctance and attachment to her childhood and hometown through Yingzi's growth process. **There are many plots that describe growth and farewell, such as Yingzi and Xiuzhen, thick lips, Aunt Lan and other friends, Yingzi and Song's mother, Yingzi and her father, etc., all of which made me feel the author's helplessness about growing up and sadness about farewell.
Old Things in the South of the City is a ** with deep themes and superb skills, which is worth savoring and Xi repeatedly.
Biography of Lin Haiyin
Lin Haiyin (March 18, 1918 – December 1, 2001), whose real name is Lin Hanying, was a contemporary Chinese female writer.
Lin Haiyin is a contemporary Chinese female writer, a native of Toufen Town, Miaoli County, Taiwan, and her ancestral home is Jiaoling, Guangdong. She was born on March 18, 1918 (lunar calendar) in Osaka, Japan, and lived in her mother's hometown of Banqiao District, New Taipei City before the age of 4, and then moved to Beijing until adulthood.
She used to be the world's best reporter and editor in Beiping, and later moved to Taiwan with ***. After returning to Taiwan, he served as a Chinese ** editor and editor-in-chief of the supplement of United Daily News. Her famous work is "Old Things in the South of the City", which is also the first in the history of Taiwanese literature to be set in Beijing.
She also founded the monthly magazine "Pure Literature" and the Pure Literature Publishing House, which brought together a large number of literary young people in Taiwan. Her works cover a variety of themes such as **, prose, children's literature, etc., with a fresh and elegant style and delicate and sincere feelings.
After returning to the motherland in 1933, he served as a reporter and editor of the "world's first-class" in Beiping.
In 1948, Lin Haiyin founded the supplement of "United **" and served as the editor-in-chief.
In 1951, Lin Haiyin became the editor and chairman of Chinese **.
In 1967, she founded and presided over the Pure Literature Magazine, and since then has devoted a lot of energy to editorial work.
In 1998, Lin Haiyin received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 3rd World Chinese Writers Conference.
In December 2001, Lin Haiyin died of illness in Taipei at the age of 83.
The scholarly fragrance of the society