Old things in the south

Chapter 86

Ms. Qi Jun published a new collection of essays "Smoke and Sorrow" last year. The title and cover design of the book are in line with the sentiment of this Yujie Bingxin author.Qi Jun's prose, at first glance, seems plain and unpretentious, but if you appreciate it carefully, you will feel that the elegance is also carefully considered by the author.This collection of 38 essays is a selection of the author's works over the past ten years.Before this, she had published prose and short story collections "Qin Xin", "Sister Jing", "Lily Soup" and so on.Most of the prose works are reminiscent of the past, so you can often see tears shining in the laughter.Last year, someone categorized the current prose, so that this always gentle writer could not help but confess her personal writing direction. She said:
...Many childhood stories, writing down my nostalgia for relatives, teachers and friends, and also writing about my life in Taiwan.These may be considered as cheap personal sentimentality, trifles that are not worth mentioning, or clichéd but self-important philosophy of life.I take all these criticisms with a grain of salt.I only write when I have to write because there is an emotion in my heart.Every time I write about my parents, family members, teachers and friends, I can't help tears welling up in my eyes. I can't forget their love for me, and I also cherish my love for them.Like trees and flowers, who can do without a root?I often think that if I can forget my relatives, teachers and friends, my childhood, and my hometown, if I can stop crying and laughing, I would rather put down my pen and never write again in this life. However, how is this possible?
Qi Jun grew up in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province with beautiful mountains and rivers, and he was first influenced by the beauty of nature.Her family background is very good. Her father is a powerful military officer. He had a great reputation both in Wenzhou, where he was originally from, and in Hangzhou, where he lived for many years.But whether in the picturesque West Lake or the water town of Shibawantou, Qi Jun's childhood was also full of sadness.She is a graduate of the Chinese Literature Department of Zhijiang University, but after finishing this period of university education, she has experienced a rough fate. This is the source of the "sorrowful" flavor of her works!

Qi Jun wrote a prose-filled novel "Traces of Plum Blossoms" many years ago, which has won the appreciation of many readers.It is not a novel based on real life. The looming plum blossom symbolizes a pure girl, full of idealistic sentiments. Among the writers here and now, there are only Qi Jun and Zhang Xiuya.

For love, Qi Jun's works always have the meaning of platonic spiritual love.The beauty of love that, once touched, remains eternal.

"Traces of Plum Blossoms" is a novel that best represents Qi Jun's style.You read it quietly, and after closing the book, you will still be immersed in the elegant atmosphere.You seem to see the colorful plum blossom fairy, dressed in white clothes, coming slowly from Meihu Lake, surrounded by white-capped deep mountain trails, when you are about to catch the fairy's skirt, she does not know when she has floated away Leading away, only those few plum blossoms swaying in the cold wind left you with eternal memory.

Ms. Zhang Xiuya once wrote some of the most precise words about Qi Jun's writing style. She said:
In the noise of neo-realism, we hear a lonely singer leaning against a green hedge and singing.Every beat, every note, reminds us of the flickering and extinguished flame of dreams.She sings, she sighs, only for those who can respond in the dark.

However, in recent years, Qi Jun has gradually turned to real life in the materials of novels. This is probably because she lives in such a realistic environment. What she sees and hears year after month makes her feel those things when she picks up the pen. Beautiful or ugly people and things can't help but walk into her story!

Qi Jun serves in the judicial field and also teaches literature courses in two universities. She thinks that teaching is the most fun.She has a strong will but an opposite body.But she often said that no matter what kind of headache she was in, as long as she got on the podium and talked eloquently, comparing ancient and modern literature, and narrating Li Du's poems, the illness would disappear immediately.When she was studying in university, she was the proud disciple of Xia Chengtao, a poet in the south of the Yangtze River, so she has a special interest and attainment in poetry.Regarding the writing style, she likes to quote two lines from "The Peony Pavilion":

"Lifetime hobbies are natural, but no one sees the benefits of three springs."

This should also be the highest state of life!
(End of this chapter)