Outline of the Story of Border Town

Near the tea cave at the junction of Sichuan and Hunan, the hero Cui Cui and her grandfather, the old boatman, went to watch the dragon boat race on the Dragon Boat Festival. They happened to meet a handsome young sailor, which left a deep impression on Cui Cui's heart. At the same time, my brother Tianbao also fell in love with Cui Cui and asked the matchmaker to propose in advance.

The two brothers did not follow the local custom to win or lose, but expressed their feelings by singing folk songs in a fair and romantic way, so that Cui Cui could choose from them. Northon is a good singer. Tianbao knows that he can't sing as well as his younger brother, and he is disheartened. He resolutely set sail for business.

Bixi only heard the song from Nuo all night. Later, the song never sounded again. It turns out that the singer is a messenger, and the boss tells the truth and then goes to sea. A few days later. The old boatman heard that his boss died in a water boat accident, and his grandfather died soon after. Cui Cui lives alone at the ferry, waiting for the return of Noel.

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The true location of the border town in the story:

Border Town Tea Cave is a border town in Huayuan County, Xiangxi Prefecture, Hunan Province, formerly known as Tea Cave, located at the junction of Hunan, Guizhou and Chongqing provinces. The famous novella Border Town by Shen Congwen, a literary master, combines the beautiful scenery, kind customs and simple human feelings in the tea cave, outlines the idyllic border town customs, and attracts countless literati and poets at home and abroad to visit and collect folk songs, thus driving the local tourism industry.

In 2005, Tea Cave was officially renamed as Border Town. In order to distinguish it from other places in China with the names of border towns, the media often refer to the tea caves in border towns as places? . It borders Xiushan County in Chongqing in the west and Songtao County in Guizhou in the south, separated by a river. Tujia, Miao and Han people account for the majority, with strong ethnic customs.

References:

Border Town-Baidu Encyclopedia Border Town Tea Cave-Baidu Encyclopedia