Hua Yu

Uses a framework of ten common phrases in the Chinese vernacular to offer insight into China's modern economic gaps, cultural transformations, and ubiquitous practices of deception.

Zai Xi Zhen ren zui chu de yin xiang li, Lin Xiangfu shi yi ge shen shang pi dai xue hua, tou fa he hu zi zhe zhu lian pang de nan ren, you zhe chui liu shi de qian bei he tian di ban de chen mo gua yan. Na pa hou lai cheng le wan mu dang he mu qi she de zhu ren, ta shen shang de qian bei he chen mo yi jiu mei you bian. Ta de guo qu he yi zuo mei yi yang de cheng lian xi zai le yi qi, mei ren zhi dao ta wei shen me yao zhao yi ge bu cun zai de di...

Presents thirteen tales about the sorrows, joys, and constants of modern China, including the story of an awkward youth who uses the perks of his government to court two women and a couple who toils in factories only to learn that their son has been wasting their money.