"The Song of Garlic Sprouts in Paradise" is based on real events that happened in real life. In May 1987, a very explosive event occurred in real life - thousands of farmers responded to the county government's call to plant garlic sprouts in large quantities. As a result, all the garlic sprouts were unsaleable, but the county government officials did not care. The worried farmers gathered spontaneously and They surrounded the county government and smashed office equipment, leading to the shocking "Garlic Sprout Incident". This incident reported by newspapers prompted Mo Yan to put down the family novel he was writing and spent 35 days writing it.