{"product_id":"9787511391407","title":"Quanxing Letter Agency\/\u0026#27849;\u0026#20852;\u0026#20449;\u0026#23616;\u0026#65306;\u0026#20392;\u0026#25209;\u0026#20852;\u0026#34928;","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A full-length novel set against the backdrop of the Maritime Silk Road, focusing on the rise and fall of the modern qiaopi (overseas Chinese remittance letter) industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e一部以海上丝绸之路为背景，聚焦近代侨批业兴衰的长篇小说\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the rise and fall of three generations of qiaopi practitioners, the author presents a panoramic portrayal of the emotional bonds, entrepreneurial hardships, and spiritual perseverance of overseas Chinese and their families back home spanning a hundred years. The novel begins in the late Qing dynasty and early Republic of China, from the first-generation qiaopi practitioner Uncle Xu, who perishes at sea in a typhoon, to the second generation, Li Xia, who founds the Quanxing Qiaopi Bureau (Quanxing Remittance and Letter Agency) in the Philippines and establishes an integrated \"\"First Board, Second Board, Third Board\"\" operation system, and then to the third generation - A Mu, a former porter who grows into a resolute and reliable courier. Three generations, one after another, weave together a lifeline connecting the diaspora to their homeland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book not only portrays the sense of duty and integrity of male couriers like Uncle Xu, Li Xia, and A Mu, but also movingly depicts the resilience and sacrifices of the women of qiaopi households - Aunt Xu, Yaqi, Quan-niang, and Aunt Bian. Under the weight of long years of waiting and the burdens of daily life, they silently upheld their families, becoming a quiet yet mighty force behind the qiaopi culture. With a dramatic and twisting plot that ranges from Philippine cockfighting pits and war-torn Cebu mountain villages to the courier agency lanes of Quanzhou and the clan feuds on Dengyu Island, the novel is rich in scene and authentic in detail, vividly recreating the survival landscape of qiaopi people amid wars, political upheavals, and social transformations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e作者通过三代侨批人的命运浮沉，全景式展现了华侨与侨眷跨越百年的情感羁绊、创业艰辛与精神坚守。小说以清末民初为起点，从第一代侨批人徐舅在海啸中殉职，到第二代李夏创办菲律宾泉兴批馆并构建\"头盘、二盘、三盘\"一体化运营体系，再到第三代挑夫出身的阿木成长为坚毅可靠的批员，三代人前赴后继，串联起一条连接海外与故土的生命线。\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e书中不仅刻画了徐舅、李夏、阿木等男性批员的担当与信义，更深情描绘了徐妗、亚琪、劝娘、卞阿婆等侨眷女性的坚韧与牺牲。她们在漫长的等待与生活的重压下，默默支撑家庭，成为侨批文化背后沉默而伟大的力量。小说情节跌宕，从菲律宾的斗鸡场、战火纷飞的宿务山村，到泉州的批馆巷陌、宗族械斗的灯屿，场景丰富，细节真实，生动还原了侨批人在战乱、政治动荡与社会变革中的生存图景。\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"China National Publications Import \u0026 Export C","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48239547973873,"sku":"9787511391407","price":38.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9787511391407_p0.jpg?v=1780354028","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9787511391407","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}