Originally published in 1934, "Border Town" tells the story of
Cuicui, a young country girl who is coming of age during a time of
national turmoil. The granddaughter of a poor ferryman, Cuicui
grows up in Chadong, a small town in China's exotic southwestern
frontier, where she is sheltered from the warlord fighting that was
prevalent in China in the 1920s. Like any teenager, Cuicui dreams
of romance and finding true love. She's caught up in the spell of
the local custom of nighttime serenades, but she is also haunted by
her grandfather's aging and imminent death. Both Cuicui and her
grandfather know that she must find a husband who will take care of
her once her grandfather is gone. Cuicui is pursued by two brothers
- strong and brusque Tianbao, whose name means 'Heaven-protected',
and his younger brother Nuosong ('Sent by the Nuo Gods') who is
known for the fineness of his face and voice. Not wholly bound by
the dictates of arranged marriage, Cuicui is prepared to make her
choice based on love, but she is confounded by fate and her
grandfather, who wishes for her to mature on her own.
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