That Which Can't Be Washed Away

In 1947 the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan field army makes its long thrust south into the Dabie Mountains. Wang Keyu, a student on her way to Yan'an, passes through the quarters of the 'Night Tiger' regiment, where her playing of the guqin piece 'High Mountains and Flowing Water' brings her to the notice of Qi Jing, the regiment's educated young commander, and she stays on as a culture teacher. Qi, soon a brigade commander, is learned, witty and ambitious; the cavalry messenger Cao Shui'er is tall, fearless and admired by women, but often loses control of himself. The novel follows the three of them, and Qi's wise old warhorse Tanzao, through the campaign, as an unforeseen event threatens to turn a wartime romance to grief.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Genres

War, Love, Historical (assigned by AI)

Set in

China, 1947

First published

2018 by People's Literature Publishing House

Author's age

89 when first published

ISBN

9787020148240 (original)

9781838905620 (Sinoist Books, United Kingdom)

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