Going West - Interpret the legendary life of a generation of Jin merchants!

by htcnc100 on 2009-01-09 15:18:01

At the beginning of the 20th century, Qixian County in Shanxi Province, which was known as "having no fertile flat land and no benefit of water irrigation", the villagers here could only survive by cultivating the land on the hills. However, after a major disaster every three years, followed by three consecutive years of severe drought, people were starving to death every day, and the people were suffering. Thus, the menfolk packed up their simple bags, listened to the women singing the blood-tearful song "Going West" and set off on the road to the west. Even though it was hard to leave the homeland, they had to leave; even though it was hard to part with their beloved women, they had to separate. Life was filled with so much helplessness and bitterness!