Residual Town (ePub)

This realistic social and historical novel reflects the change history of Pudong in the 20th century from the family histories of four generations of capitalist Chang Jichang. Chang Jichang was originally a powerful businessman who was patriotic, positively engaged in anti-Japanese activities and was noble character and high prestige. After liberation, the farmlands owned by Chang Jichang were divided, and the private and public stores were jointly operated. His eldest son Chang Mingde lived in Taiwan, getting the whole family into troubles; his second son Chang Mingcheng who was an official with post in the capital, chose to commit suicide under the pressure of political struggle, so his family property in Shanghai declined day by day. His youngest son Chang Mingyi was originally the most ideal successor in the family, but he was so unlucky to born in the age that did not allow him to make decisions. By the third generation, Chang Yaoren experienced a spell of good fortune, he enjoyed the reform and opening-up policy and recreated his grandfather's brilliant achievements, but when he met his first lover Yao Qianling, he experienced the frustrate and distress and became the dominating figure for guiding Chang Family from desolation to brilliancy and from brilliancy to decline.