Shanghai and Anhui work together to create a children's novel with the flavor of the Yangtze River | Children | Yangtze River
The long children's novel "The Clear River Comes to My Home" was created by writer Li Liang and published by Children's Publishing House, and was selected for the Anhui Province Medium length Novel Masterpiece Creation Project. Since its launch in January this year, this work has been continuously selected on multiple good book lists, attracting readers and industry attention. On June 9th, an on-site discussion meeting on new books was held at the Ma'anshan Library in Anhui Province. Children's Publishing House presented the new books to the Ma'anshan Library.
"The Clear River Comes to My Home" focuses on the ecological governance of Xuejiawa in Ma'anshan and the issue of fishermen going ashore. It combines the main theme of ecological governance in the Yangtze River with the stories of young fishermen growing up, and presents a vivid story of China's ecological civilization construction from a children's perspective. Kan Qinghe, Deputy Mayor of Ma'anshan City, stated that Ma'anshan has the urban characteristics of "reflecting the past and present, combining strength and softness, blending strengths and weaknesses, and intertwined mountains and rivers". Based on the vivid practice of "ecological priority and green development" in Ma'anshan, Li Liang's writing on the theme of ecological governance in Xuejiawa is of great value. Kan Ninghui, President of Shanghai Century Publishing Group, praised Children's Publishing House for continuously launching a batch of high-quality works. He introduced the selection and brand building of "Century Good Books", which will gather the strength of the publishing and literary circles nationwide in the future, and provide readers with more and better spiritual nourishment.
Xu Chunqiao, Chairman of the Anhui Writers Association, believes that "The Clear River Comes to My Home" is a masterpiece created in cooperation between Anhui and Shanghai. He comprehensively analyzes the original childlike innocence, innocence, and fun depicted in the work, as well as the dramatic character relationships and plot relationships, as well as the accuracy and penetration of details. Experts such as Hai Fei and Xu Dexia believe that "The Clear River Comes to My Home" is a refreshing work based on the theme of realism in publishing. The book faces challenges, faces real-life and contemporary issues, delves into childhood life, tells exciting stories of China's ecological civilization construction, and reflects the boiling changes of the times.
The use of dialects and the presentation of local knowledge of the Yangtze River in the book make its literary language infused with the flavor of the Yangtze River; Li Liang's cinematic language deepens readers' impression of the Yangtze River culture. It is through the comparison of two different personalities and backgrounds of young people living on the riverbank that the book tells the story of multiple "healing" themes - ecological healing and spiritual healing. The former is manifested in the changes in the ecological environment of the Yangtze River, while the latter is manifested in characters such as Xu Chuanchuan, Xu Shuishui, Ma Xiaolong, and Xiaolong's mother breaking out of isolation and embracing a new life. Li Liang stated that in the future, he will continue to focus on writing on the Yangtze River, delve deeper into life, prioritize children, and create more high-quality children's literature works that reflect the issues of the times.
