The sun shines over the Sanggan River (Modern Chinese literature library)

The Sun Shines Over the Sanggan River, written in 1948 and based on the author's personal experiences, reflects the life of peasants and the class struggle at the time of the implementation of land reform in north China. Under the author's pen, the characters in the novel -- Communist Party members, poor peasants, petty bourgeois intellectuals, rich peasants and landlords -- achieve individuality. They are all based on people the author met and knew in the village.