The Village in the south of China

About the Book

The Normal School’s students studied for their future teaching career, and some of them were in love with each other; the bravery of the youngster who swam across the river at night was commendable; life in the countryside was simple and hard, but people tempered themselves through manual labour, living there with wisdom and vitality; the shoe shop keeper was a typical merchant who turned a tough face to life and seized any opportunity for pleasure...

About the Author

Jianhui Gao, comes from Fujian Province, China. He is a retired middle-school English teacher, having graduated from university with an English degree. He has published a poetry anthology entitled《The Gracile, Long Neck of a Thing 》, and a collection of stories:《Stories from Fujian, China 》.