大江沉重

Cangning, a poor county in the hills of the Pearl River Delta, is about the size of Hong Kong but home to two hundred thousand farmers who barely have enough to eat. The Dong River cuts it in two: the plain and the town on the right bank become a special zone, while the barren hills of the left bank are left behind. Kuang Jiantong, sent in as county Party secretary, finds the place poorer and its officials more corrupt than he imagined. Putting his career and his happy marriage at stake, he burns the ledgers of bribes paid by township cadres, blasts through a cliff to open up land, brings in a Hong Kong group to invest, raises money for a bridge between the banks and even speculates in Hong Kong property. His bold, rule-bending methods bring results, but also enemies, protests and a long list of accusations.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Genres

Politics (assigned by AI)

Set in

China

First published

2002 by Writers Publishing House

Author's age

Lü Lei 55, Zhao Hong 45 when first published