Somethings not adding up for Mayor Li Gaocheng.
Despite a massive influx of wealth, his citys wellspring the old textile mill seems to have dried up. Workers are on strike for unpaid wages while rumours are spreading of the management paying for thrills at new entertainment centres.
Mayor Li is determined to get to the bottom of things, but a lifetime of steadfast service leaves him ill-equipped for this new China, where there is nothing that money cant buy. Entangled by interests intent on turning the siphoning of funds into a flood, how long can one man stem the tide?
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Zhang Ping (1953- ) is an author from Shanxi Province. He has served in numerous official posts such as vice chairman of the China Writers Association alongside his writing career. His works include the novels Skynet, The Murderer and National Cadre, the short story collection Memorial for a Wife and the documentary novel Orphans Tears. The Choice won the Fifth Mao Dun Literature Prize in 2000. James Trapp has had a long career promoting Chinese language and culture in UK schools. As well as new versions of the Art of War and Daodejing, his translations include Shadow of the Hunter, Longevity Park and Old Kiln. Much of his work revolves around integrating the study of Chinese language and culture, and breaking down barriers of cultural misunderstanding that still persist.
