Xu Jinjin

An poor shipyard worker falls in love with a girl from a cadre family, and their romance is strongly opposed by the older generation.

Early life of Senior General Geng Chen of the People's Liberation Army

First part of the two series about Senior General Gen Chen of the People's Liberation Army

Set in the 1930s, “Fortress Besieged” follows the misadventures of Fang Hung-chien, a bumbling everyman who wastes his time studying abroad, and secures a fake degree when learning he has run out of money and must return home to China. Fang was the son of a country gentleman. A marriage had been arranged for him while at university, but the intended wife died before he could see her.