Leizhou Ballad’s Lingering Dream is a sweeping, lyrical novel set against the rich cultural landscape of southern China’s Leizhou Peninsula. Through the intertwined lives of Hong Xiukun, Zhang Zhisheng, and Li Qiantai, the story traces decades of love, loss, and resilience amid the profound social upheavals of modern Chinese history, including Land Reform and the Anti-Rightist Movement. 

At its heart, the novel is both an intimate emotional journey and a cultural chronicle. The characters’ fates unfold within a vividly rendered rural world where Leizhou folk songs echo across fields, stone dog totems guard village thresholds, and deeply rooted traditions shape everyday life. As personal desires collide with political forces, enduring questions of justice, loyalty, and redemption emerge. 

Blending historical depth with poetic storytelling, the narrative reveals how memory and truth can be obscured by time—and ultimately reclaimed. The gradual resolution of a decades-old injustice brings not only closure to the characters, but also a profound reflection on the human capacity for forgiveness and renewal. 

Rich in regional detail yet universal in theme, Leizhou Ballad’s Lingering Dream offers international readers a rare glimpse into the soul of rural China, where love endures, culture persists, and history leaves its indelible mark on every life it touches.

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 作者简介 

Wu Maoxin, male, born in 1944, is a native of Leizhou, Guangdong. Despite a turbulent childhood, he persevered through adversity with diligence and self-reliance. Over his career, he has served as a primary school teacher, a theatrical playwright, and a cultural center official.

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