The first chapter of the book outlines the overall pattern of Hulan Town from a macro perspective according to spatial order: Cross Street, Dongerdao Street, Xierdao Street and several small hutongs, and sets Hulan in the cold and desolate northeast land.
On the banks of Hulan River, people are indifferent to life, resigned to fate, and have nothing to say. Hulanhe people live a humble and ordinary life, holding an incredibly indifferent attitude towards life, while maintaining great enthusiasm for spiritual attachment to ghosts and gods.
Perhaps it is because of their helplessness and ignorance of the real world that they put their greatest hope into the care of the distant afterlife.
Hulan Town has complete facilities to serve ghosts and gods: several colorful shops, Old Temple, Niangniang Temple, Longwang Temple, Zushi Temple and Chenghuang Temple. Correspondingly, there are many brilliant spiritual achievements: jumping into the gods, singing yangko, setting off river lanterns, performing the Wild Prince Opera, and the Niangniang Temple Fair on April 18th. It is in these beliefs and customs that Hulanhe people find their own humbleness.
Extended data:
1, subject:
Biography of Hulan River is a small town story with Hulan River as the central scene, which shows the living state and mental state of villagers in "North China", that is, the ecology and mentality of small town people around the mid-20th century10s, and it is a chorus of soul of china reform.
2. Artistic features:
The Biography of Hulan River has three perspectives: one is the childlike perspective of children-"I", and children can't see the connotation of the event clearly, so there is a "defamiliarization effect"; One is the perspective of an adult narrator, who is detached from the characters in the novel.
The third is Xiao Hong's perspective. Xiao Hong's perspective is condescending. Readers may not see her, but she will come out to discuss at any time, sometimes even not, but readers can feel Xiao Hong's mood swings.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-biography of Hulan River