Writing of Canal Culture in Xu Zechen's Going North
Xu Zechen has been nourished by water culture since childhood,and her emotion of rising with water has infiltrated into his spiritual structure and narrative aesthetics.Going North takes the Grand Canal onto the stage as the protagonist.It not only comprehensively displays the history of the Grand Canal,narrates all kinds of scenery,scenery and people along the canal,but also reveals the hidden connection between the vicissitudes of the Grand Canal and the transformation of China's modernity with the double-line narrative,showing the author's serious thinking about the spiritual value of the times.Therefore,Going North not only continues Xu Zechen's previous at-tention to the Grand Canal and the world,but also transcends his previous narrative barriers and tends to recognize and reflect on culture.It is Xu Zechen's writing of a river that calls for the regeneration of the national spirit and provides rich enlightenment for the development of modern society.
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