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Handlingen udspiller sig i Gaotian i juni over 24 timer. Fortælleren er Li Niannian, en 14-årig dreng. Hans onkel ejer et krematorium. Hans far, Tianbao, laver begravelseskranse og er involveret i at udvinde olie fra de døde kroppe. Det er ulovligt, men mere end 500 mennesker mister livet...

Kortromanen følger en lille kinesisk landsbys møde med naturens magter. Da en længerevarende tørke tvinger landsbyens beboere til at søge mod nye, mildere himmelstrøg, vurderer en 72-årig mand, at han ikke kan overleve den hårde bjergvandring, som hans naboer planlægger. Som det eneste...

Deep within the Balou mountains lies a small rural town populated by disabled people. Blind, deaf and disfigured, the 197 citizens of the village of Liven have until now enjoyed a peaceful, mutually supportive life out of sight and mind of the government. But when an unseasonal snowstorm wipes out that year’s crops, a county official dreams up a scheme that will raise money for the district and boost his career.

In the 99th district of a sprawling labour camp, the Author, Musician, Scholar, Theologian and Technician - and hundreds just like them - are undergoing Re-education, to restore their revolutionary zeal and credentials. In charge of this process is the Child, who delights in draconian rules, monitoring behaviour and confiscating treasured books. But when bad weather arrives, followed by the ‘three bitter years’, the intellectuals are abandoned by the regime and left on their own to survive.