Love Returns to Taihang
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Summary
The book chiefly celebrates the scenic landscapes, new rural appearance, honest folkways and local customs of the authors' hometown and praises new social mores, and also includes emotional pieces recalling hometown and family ties. Its purpose is to promote hometown culture and spread positive social energy, and its main significance lies in encouraging more young people to carry on fine traditions, love their hometown and remember history.
Editor's review
In terms of reading value, the book's core appeal lies in its "non-fiction" sincerity. It records an era that is gradually receding; its stories of native soil, migration and individual fates tossed in the tide of the times hold precious value as local historical material. The deep and complex feelings for the homeland that flow through the text—attachment as well as reflection in retrospect—are likely to resonate with readers who have rural experience or an interest in regional culture. It is more like a quiet spiritual notebook, requiring readers to slow down and follow the author's thoughts, savoring the weight of emotional accumulation and historical echo in seemingly plain descriptions.
In today's fast-consuming cultural context, "Homecoming to Taihang" offers a "reverse" reading experience. It provides no instant gratification and creates no suspense; its power lies in slow, lasting permeation. For readers seeking a spiritual homeland or trying to understand the texture of change at the grassroots of Chinese society, this is a text worth savoring and collecting.
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers with a strong interest in the regional culture and historical change of the Taihang Mountains
- Readers who prefer non-fiction and value personal and oral history
- Urban dwellers nostalgic for home amid urbanization and seeking spiritual roots
- Researchers or enthusiasts wishing to understand the microcosm of contemporary grassroots Chinese society
Not a good fit for
- Novel readers seeking strong plot, fast pace and dramatic conflict
- Readers looking for pure landscape travelogues or light travel guides
Reading tips
- Read in a relatively quiet setting, following the author's unhurried tone into the narrative.
- Understand the characters and events in light of modern and contemporary Chinese history, especially rural social change.
- While reading, look up the Taihang locations mentioned in the book on a map to strengthen spatial immersion.
About the publisher
Founded in 1951, Shanxi People's Publishing House is a comprehensive publisher known for its books on history, culture and fine arts, with a list covering politics, economics, history, culture, ancient texts, art, and textbooks and teaching materials. Judging from the 108 titles in the database, history and biography form an important part of its output: Huang Yongnian's A History of Chinese Politics from the Sixth to the Ninth Century, Zhu Dongrun's Biography of Zhang Juzheng and Agricultural Geography of the Song Dynasty reflect a solid grounding in historical scholarship and ancient texts. In biography and social science it has published works such as Pursuit: Comfort Woman Park Young-hee and Her Sisters. In the areas of inspirational growth and foreign literature, Chinese translations of Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People and How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, and Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, enrich its popular reading list. Its authors include Huang Yongnian, Zhu Dongrun, Dale Carnegie, Hemingway and Su Zhiliang, giving the house an overall profile centred on history, culture and the humanities and social sciences, while also embracing popular inspirational and classic literary titles.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 序一：故乡亲情入书来
- 序二：夕阳晚霞红似火
- 第一辑 行吟太行
- 博爱之光
- 我的太行
- 丹水谣
- 老家记忆（组诗3首）
- 丹水湾情思（组诗8首）
- 柏山古韵（组诗5首）
- 蒋秀大娘
- 张毛光的红叶
- 石磨坊
- 岭上的希望——写在谢庄
- 樱桃岭
- 太行龟纹石
- 第二辑 鄈城漫笔
- 濯洗心灵青天河
- 夏游青龙峡散记
- 霞染太行又一秋
- 岁月沧桑话鄈城
- 许湾：丹河峡谷中的璀璨明珠
- 太行山影
- 桃岭之约
- 宝珠玲珑撒太行
- 春的使者
- 谷雨山色
- 初访汉泉
- 浅说水磨
- 竹乡趣话
- 春风化雨柳色新
- 丹桂飘香
- 古钱和榆钱
- 昏暗的煤油灯
- 脉动的幸福河
- 青天河水库（外一章）
- 第三辑 故乡温情
- 吆喝声声
- 老咸菜
- 母亲的月饼
- 团圆
- 蒸出的年味
- 儿时的端午节
- 柿炒面
- 斗杏核
- 温馨的煤火台儿
- 永远的思念——回忆我敬爱的父亲母亲
- 雏燕将飞借春风
- 第四辑 山乡情怀
- 走进干柴洼
- 东山印象
- 秋游靳家岭
- 太行第一槐
- 风光旖旎三渡湾
- 清秋岭上蜜桃红
- 方山秋色
- 寻春桃花岭
- 山里的红樱桃
- 邂逅天悦谷
- 家乡的路
- 人杰地灵下伏头
- 第五辑 抒写闲情
- 品读春天
- 阳春三月
- 山野杏花俏
- 春雨
- 记忆中，那一抹金黄
- 春到幸福湖
- 春雪
- 醉美四月天
- 盛开的麦香花
- 燃烧的虞美人
- 枇杷树情结
- 苦瓜情
- 晨练交响曲
- 盆景情缘
- 秋之遐想
- 岭上秋色
- 清秋如诗
- 秋日登山偶拾
- 江南烟雨（5首）
- 开镰
- 清风摇曳诵读声
- 桃园行
- 秋雨中的回忆
- 感悟夕阳
- 爱在深秋
- 又闻桂花香
- 寒冬，那一树腊梅
- 夜游平江路
- 静旎庭院入画来
- 涌出心尖的感动
- 听书之乐
- 第六辑 亲情永驻
- 父亲
- 五月的诗行——写给母亲
- 母爱深深
- 父爱如山
- 我的母亲
- 母亲节情思
- 父亲节怀想
- 母亲的烤菜角
- 在歌声中感悟孝道
- 伤感的腊八粥
- 清明节思忆
- 浓浓两地情
- 三弟
- 写在小弟生日时
- 怀念小姑子
- 又是一年元宵节
- 家有娇骄女
- 生命的守候
- 追忆姑父
- 第七辑 岁月记忆
- 故乡的年
- 送晓恒学弟远行
- 竹坞记忆
- 皎皎明月夜
- 闲聊李耀中老师
- 那些年，我们一起走过
- 流年情深
- 我与《焦作日报》的未了情
- 南街村之行
- 好人杨应芬
- 后记
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About the author
He Shiguo: publicly available information is limited. The only Chinese book by this author confirmed in the database is Qing Gui Taihang (roughly, "Affection Returns to the Taihang Mountains"). On the strength of a single work, it is difficult to sketch the author's life or the full range of his writing; basic details such as nationality and dates of birth and death are not recorded in the database. Judging from the title and its common classification, the book is placed among classic works, and its subject matter is closely tied to the Taihang Mountains as a regional setting, likely centering on hometown, native-place feeling, or related people and events, with a strong sense of locality and emotion. Although the number of works is small, the fact that this book is catalogued on its own as a representative work suggests it carries some weight among its readers. To understand He Shiguo's style and thinking further, readers would need to engage with the specific content of Qing Gui Taihang and await more public information for confirmation.
He Shuxing is a Chinese-language author for whom public information is currently limited. All that is known is that one work is held in the collection, Qing Gui Taihang, which has been classified as a classic work. The title suggests a narrative centered on the Taihang region and its cultural associations, using text to convey feeling and memory. In the absence of information about the author's life, nationality, or chronology of writing, a full account of the author's career is not possible. Judging from the single available work, the style appears plain and steady, focusing on the natural expression of emotion rather than elaborate polish. For readers, Qing Gui Taihang serves as the primary entry point for understanding He Shuxing's writing.
