敦煌本纪

At the end of the Qing dynasty the old Hexi corridor is a neglected borderland. In Shazhou, the town of Dunhuang, the Suo family, honoured for ancestors who gave their lives for the people, is now led by the cautious Suo Chang, who does not see a long-laid plot closing in on him. Shen Ponu, a respected doctor who fled to Dunhuang long ago, hides a past tied to three counties beyond the pass. The trader Hu Enke, frustrated by blocked roads and slack trade, quietly prepares the way for his sons, promising the Suo a family cave at Mogao and pressing Shen into a marriage alliance, until a stroke leaves him bedridden and his sons' generation takes over. Their fortunes over half a century trace the road of the Hexi corridor.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Genres

Historical, Family (assigned by AI)

Set in

China

First published

2018 by Yilin Press

ISBN

9787544776325 (original)