ShibadongVillage,My Hometowncenters around thestoryofa century-old pear tree witnessingthe changes of a village, from poverty to prosperity, from separation to reunion, from poor mountains and bad waters to green mountains and clear waters. Shibadong Village has changed from a tearful home to a happy home since 2013. It's a small storywith no morethan 2,000 wordsandless than 40 pages, focusing ona pear tree, a bird of good news, a young couple,anda small village. But the story itself is not really small, it’s significant and influential. It is a wave of the times, an epitome of the great changes in mountains and villages, a milestone in the history of poverty reduction and poverty elimination in a country plagued by poverty, and a landmark event on the journey of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Thepear tree prototypeisin Lizizhai, ShibadongVillage

At the beginning of this year, Tang Sulan came to Shibadong Village, Huayuan County, western Hunan, and conducted research in the homes of villagers in Shibadong Village. She traveled toevery cornerof the village, measuring every inch of land in the village with her feet, capturing every scenery in the village with her eyes, and recording every change in the village with her camera. The pear tree prototype is located in Lizizhai, Shibadong Village. Pear tree also has life, all things have a soul, the story told by Tang Sulan from the pear tree's perspective is not only the product of imagination, but also the true expression of her heart. The writer tells the children about the past life of the village of Shibadong in a simple way. Behind the short text is a wealth of information and deep emotion. Behind every picture and every character is the synthesis, refinement and sublimation of countless people and stories. Behind every plot is the reflection of times and history.

Patriotismstrengthensthe sense of national community. The crying boy in thefirstpicture is the figure among countless rural left-behind children. The daddy's back was bent, Ashancould notfind a match, Ahua went tothe city to work. The picture of the Shibadong Village in deep poverty seems dark. Good news from the birdcameat last. Villagers began to run waterworks, Miao embroidery factories, apiaries , etc., rural revitalization of the real picture is exulting on the page. The wind from ShibadongVillage, brought the first image of change. The story of Shibadong Village is one of the millions of villages out of poverty.One by one, theygathered thousands of troops and horses against China's poverty, and formed the magnificent spring breeze of rural revitalization. Shibadong Village’swonderful changesareworth being spread toeveryone in the world,and to every child. This is aimed to keep them informedofour home in the past and now, and of how our motherland managed to eliminate the gap between the rich and the poor on her course tocommon prosperity.

Shibadong Village is a miracle in thethousand-yeardevelopment history of Miao Village. The story of Shibadong Village is also a typical example of thepeople of all ethnic groups joining hands to help each other and get rich together. Our children need to feel the fruits of rural revitalization from an early age, build a strong sense of national community, and draw a concentric circle in which the people of all ethnic groupsare linked to each other. Home is the smallest country, and the country ismade up ofmillions of homes. Both home and countryhavealways been the deepest and most lasting emotion in the heart of every Chineseperson. Only by letting contemporary children understand their hometown and homeland, cultivating theemotionof “home-country”, and telling good stories of homeand country, can we build a strong sense of community and emotional bond of the Chinese nation.

This is howthe hundred-year-oldpear tree becomesa happy tree.

Shibadong Village's mountains and rivers, flowers and plants inspire the writer's creative inspiration, drivethe writer to release his imagination,andlet the century-old pear tree act as the protagonist of the story.Then came thefairy tale. With her imagination, Ms. Tang reconstructed Shibadong Village and the world of Hunan, injected emotions into the natural things here, endowed the people living here with different characters and fates, and wrote their life legends. Ahuawho had beenawaycame backand Ashanwho had beencrying smiled.The quiet countryside became livelyagainand the pear treeturnedinto a happy tree... Havingseen the beauty of thepeople andthethings with my own eyes, I have both the foundation and the confidenceto turntheminto the wordsandcolors under my penwith emotion. It is often said that imagination rules the world, and the world ruled by the spirit of fairy tales is more representative of the wish of the writer.The wish for the development of human society reflects the vision that human beings can achieve a better world by virtue of their own strength.ShibadongVillage,My Hometownaccumulates the ideological content of the Times, and realizes the satisfaction of people's wishes, especially those of the children’s. It's a fairy tale, and it's what our ideal life would look like. The story is fictional, but ourfeelings arevery real.

The interpretation of the fairy tale picture bookShibadongVillage, My Hometownis not only to understand how a children's literature writer participates in the writing of the times in herown wayandhow to tell the story of China with herown emotion and logic. What’s more, to let our children know the beauty of landscape and humanity of today's motherland. This emotional and warm story is also a beautiful drama on paper, a beautiful business card highlighting the natural landscape, humanities and folk customs of Hunan. The picture book is indeed a wonderful fairy tale play.People who love each other eventually stay together. The ancient folk customs and modern folk customs collide in the story, and the culture of the Han nationality and the customs of Miao village are integrated in the picture.

ShibadongVillage, My Hometownis a joint portrayal ofthe landscape of Hunanby Tang Sulan,a children's literature writerand a young painter Yang Fei.It’s a true portrayalof the beautiful rivers and mountains of the motherlandin their hearts. ShibadongVillage,My Hometownis a high-levelensemble,in which thepicture and text complement each other and also is a perfect combination of writers and painters.It’s a realistic theme work that reminds people of nostalgia andis a fairy tale work of art, with different perspectives tointerpretthings,and isa picture bookwith high aesthetic value.