"The setting sun"

The novel narrates the intense clash between Western civilization and ancient Chinese culture during the late Qing Dynasty, as the traditional civilization that had lasted for thousands of years was left feeling lost, with people searching in confusion for an uncertain future. After the turmoil of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom movement had just subsided, Zuo Zongtang led a great army to battle in the northwest, reclaiming Xinjiang. The story of the book is drawn from family narratives and folk tales, with the Zhang and Qin families from Shaanxi as the main threads, reflecting the true nature of officials, merchants, and various social strata amidst the turbulent social transformation, and recreating the historical tapestry and social landscape of the sixty years of the late Qing Dynasty.