An Overview of the Academic Seminar on Chen Chongzheng's Novel Returning to the Tide
Returning to the Tide is a novel written by Chen Chongzheng,which tells the history of Chaozhou over the past century with deep affection,showcasing the strong sense of national identi-ty and patriotic sentiments of Chaozhou people.It is a hymn dedicated to Chaozhou,the hometown of the writer.The novel presents Chaozhou's history in a grand and majestic manner,while delicately portraying its present.It explores the relationship between history and the present,as well as the rela-tionship between the past and the future.The academic seminar on Returning to the Tide held by Hanshan Normal University delved into the topics of local writing and national identity,historical nar-rative and spatial writing,character shaping and love depiction,and spatial layout and expression tech-niques,so as to elucidate the novel's contemporary value and literary historical significance,thus in-jecting new momentum and vitality into contemporary literary studies.
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