Chinese Journal of Literary Criticism

No.4, 2023

 

What Tradition? How to Reconstruct Tradition?: On the Narration of Home Mountain and Modern Chinese Stories

(Abstract)

 

Xu Yong

 

Wang Yuewen’s unique contribution to Home Mountain (Jia Shan) lies in its emphasis on the inheritance of family relationships and family traditions, which responds to the challenges of reconstructing and remaking of traditional culture in an effective way.