鄢国培

Yan Guopei is known for his social novels, which often focus on the human relationships and changing times along the Yangtze River. The database contains four of his works: Whirlpool, the first volume of the Yangtze Trilogy; Moon over the Ba Mountains, the second volume; a boxed set of the complete Yangtze Trilogy; and Floating Clouds over the Sea. Of these, the Yangtze Trilogy is his most representative series. Judging from the titles and the social-fiction category, his writing tends to use the regional landscapes along the Yangtze as a backdrop, presenting characters' fates and everyday reality through the lens of social fiction, with a strong sense of place and period. Public information about Yan Guopei's life, birthplace, education, and writing career is limited, so this introduction can only draw on the works recorded in the database. Though his output is small, his Yangtze-themed series offers readable texts for understanding the social landscape of the region.