Song in the Clouds
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| Author | Tong Hua |
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| Original title | 雲中歌 |
| Language | Chinese |
| Subject | Ancient China |
| Genre | Romance, historical fiction, |
| Publisher | Writers Publishing House |
Publication date | 2015 |
| Publication place | China |
| Yun Zhongge | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 云中歌 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 雲中歌 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Song in the Clouds | ||||||
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Song in the Clouds, also known as Yun Zhongge (Chinese: 雲中歌), is a novel by Tong Hua. It was published in 2007 by Writers Publishing House (作家出版社). It is a sequel to Ballad of the Desert.[citation needed]
Plot
[edit]During the Western Han dynasty, Huo Yunge (daughter of Huo Qubing and Jin Yu from Ballad of the Desert) saved the eight-year-old Emperor Zhao of Han from the cold of the desert. Ten years later, Huo is a beautiful young woman who could not forget that boy and went to Chang An city to fulfil their 10 years ago promise. She mistook another Liu Bing Yi as Emperor Liu Fu Ling as both of them had a similar jade given by the late emperor and helplessly watched him marry Xu Pingjun.
Themes
[edit]Song in the Clouds is a historical romance novel set in the final years of Emperor Wu of Han.[1] For the novel, Tong Hua draws upon her encounters with friendship, love, faith, growth, and commitment.[2] She sets the story against a historical context and to enriches the characters by layering in feelings of patriotic resentment and family conflict.[2] Tong Hua uses adaptation to supplementing missing historical records.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Zhou, Huaizong 周怀宗 (2007-10-29). "《云中歌》" [Song in the Clouds]. China Times (in Chinese).
- ^ a b Xing, Hong 邢虹 (2007-11-24). Mo, Shang 陌上 (ed.). "文坛掀起"新言情小说热"" [A New Wave of Romance Novels Sweeps the Literary World]. Nanjing Daily (in Chinese).
- ^ Song, Ningning 宋宁宁 (2022-03-28). "论桐华小说《云中歌》的历史改编策略" [An Analysis of Historical Adaptation Strategies in Tong Hua's Novel Song in the Clouds]. 齐齐哈尔大学学报（哲学社会科学版） [Journal of Qiqihar University (Philosophy and Social Science Edition)] (in Chinese). Qiqihar University. doi:10.3969/j.issn.1008-2638.2022.03.023. ISSN 1008-2638. Archived from the original on 2025-05-19. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
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