The Underground Party

Name: The Underground Party
ISBN: 9787511217011

杨少衡Guangming Daily Press · ChinaApr 2026

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Word count: 223K words
Chapters: 32
ISBN: 9787511217011

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Summary

The Underground Party tells of the "Qian Yiwei Line," a communist underground network that the Japanese, during their occupation, were desperate to smash; the intelligence services stopped at nothing to hunt down and kill its members.

The father of Xiamen's Qian family, missing for many years, is Qian Yiwei, the head of this red line. His safety bears on the survival of the organization, on the overall course of the underground struggle, and on an important operation awaiting execution. To this end Qian Yiwei left wife and children and endured in deep cover on the island of Taiwan. More than a decade of Japanese pursuit and brutal torture failed to achieve their aim; then a traitor code-named "Bloody Hand" set a trap on the mainland, dogged Qian Yiwei's movements, destroyed two generations of the Qian family, and still failed to find a clue or a breakthrough through the Qians.

Why does this line linking the two shores of the strait endure and flourish? Why could the Qians—"a whole house of loyal martyrs"—risk death again and again? What did the secret "Qian Yiwei Line" activate... The three Qian siblings, from searching for their father to following his ideals and joining the revolution, give no thought to life or death, embodying the national righteousness with which people on both shores remember the shame of a broken homeland, spur themselves to renew heaven and earth, and dedicate themselves to the country.

Editor's review

Taking the "Qian Yiwei Line" as its core, The Underground Party braids into one taut narrative thread the survival of an underground organization under Japanese occupation, the hunt by the traitor "Bloody Hand," and the fate of two generations of the Qian family. The novel's strength lies in grounding the tension of the covert front in family ethics: the father leaves wife and children to endure in deep cover, and the three siblings move from searching for their father to embracing his ideals, so that personal affection and national righteousness pull against each other and "a whole house of loyal martyrs" becomes more than a label—it carries concrete sacrifice and choice. In handling the link across the Taiwan Strait and the underground struggle, Yang Shaoheng emphasizes suspense and restrained psychological portraiture. The book will suit readers who enjoy revolutionary history, espionage atmosphere, and family saga. As you read, watch how the "line" is activated, how the traitor sets his traps, and the turning points in the Qian siblings' transformation—these are key to understanding the book's central theme.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who enjoy revolutionary history and covert-front stories
Readers who want espionage suspense and family saga in equal measure
Readers interested in the historical link across the Taiwan Strait
Readers who prefer characters making choices in extreme situations

Not a good fit for

Readers sensitive to tense scenes of torture and pursuit
Readers who prefer light everyday fiction or pure romance
Readers seeking pure historical documentation rather than fiction

Reading tips

First grasp the central role of the "Qian Yiwei Line," then follow the Qian siblings' perspectives as you read.
Pay attention to each step of the traitor "Bloody Hand"'s traps; jotting down suspense clues as you go will keep the reading tense.
Watch the psychological turning points as the Qian siblings move from searching for their father to embracing his ideals, and understand the relationship between family and faith.
After finishing, revisit the setup of the link across the Taiwan Strait and appreciate what it means for the "line" to endure and flourish.

About the publisher

Guangming Daily Press China · Founded in 1981

Guangming Daily Press focuses on academic and social science, theory, education and young people's reading, and also covers world history, foreign literature, social culture, historical reading and philosophy. Among its books, Liddell Hart's History of the Second World War, Tocqueville's The Old Regime and the French Revolution, Betty Smith's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, and works such as From Idealism to Empiricism, fin-de-siècle Vienna and A History of Western Philosophy reflect its emphasis on historical narrative, translation of ideas and retranslation of classics. Its author resources include Liddell Hart, Tocqueville, Betty Smith, Gu Zhun and Carl E. Schorske. In terms of publishing features, the press relies on series such as the Guangming Academic Library, the University Social Science Library and the West Wind Translation Series to form a comprehensive multi-disciplinary and multimedia publishing structure, continuing to position itself as a spiritual home for intellectuals. Public information is limited, and the above is summarized mainly from the books in the database.

版权信息
第一章步步深陷
巷口风波
身份之谜
陷阱丛生
隐秘暗号
惊险劫狱
第二章生死相约
家逢巨变
战火情深
围剿
特殊使命
以死归队
第三章隐忍暗线
似是故人来
国恨家仇
秘密接头
庄园遭难
台岛迷局
第四章笑靥如花
电台危机
死而复生
“血手”出现
惊天消息
阿姐的替身
第五章绝境穿梭
“草船借箭”
三哥从天而降
绝地突围
孤岛血战
金门遇袭
尾声

FAQ

Is this book based on real history or is it a work of fiction?

This is a novel set against the backdrop of revolutionary history. The central characters and the "Qian Yiwei connection" are literary constructs, not documentary historical sources. It uses the historical atmosphere of underground struggle during the Japanese occupation to unfold its story. It should be read as a novel, to experience the characters' fates and the national cause, rather than as historical research material.

I have never read spy fiction. Will this book be difficult to get into?

Not very difficult. The novel's main thread follows the Qian siblings' search for their father and the survival of the "Qian Yiwei connection." The suspense is clearly set up, and the character relationships revolve around the family, making it easy to follow. Even if you don't often read spy fiction, you can enter the story through the Qian family's perspective; you may just need a little time to adjust to the tense pace of pursuit and entrapment.

Are there many descriptions of torture and manhunts in the book?

The materials indicate that the story involves the Japanese occupiers' prolonged pursuit, severe torture, and the traitors' persecution of two generations of the Qian family. Tension and cruelty are part of the narrative. The exact extent cannot be confirmed from the available information, but readers sensitive to such content are advised to skim the relevant chapters first before deciding whether to read them in detail.

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About the author

杨少衡 Author

Yang Shaoheng, about whom public information is limited, writes mainly social fiction and war and military-themed novels, with nine works held in the collection. Titles such as Municipal Leaders, A County Magistrate's Internal Reference, Low-Level Officials and Party School Classmates show that he excels at depicting officialdom and grassroots political operations, focusing on human relations and individual predicaments within power structures. Underground Party and New World: A Record of Bandit Suppression in a Corner of the Southeast turn to revolutionary history and bandit-suppression narratives, presenting political struggles and military operations of a particular era. Works such as Boss Lin's Gun and Officials of Two Generations likewise continue his observation of real social relations. On the whole, Yang Shaoheng's writing stays close to reality, emphasizes plot momentum and characters' circumstances, and combines social critique with readability, giving him a certain place in contemporary officialdom fiction and military-themed writing.