Flower Defying Frost/傲霜花

<p>‌Set against the backdrop of wartime Chongqing during the War of Resistance Against Japan this novel portrays the arduous lives of educators during this period. The professors of the Culture Village face different choices and fates amidst hardship and adversity: Tang Zi'an persists in his impoverished teaching career; Tan Boping passes away alone struggling with illness and loneliness; Su Banyun rises swiftly to officialdom; Professors Liang and Hong An-dong trade their scholarly pursuits for business; and Hua Aoshuang after a romantic pursuit marries industrialist Xia Shanqing.</p><p>小说以抗战时期的重庆为背景，描写抗战时期教育界的困苦生活。文化村的教授们在艰难困苦中有着不同的抉择和命运：唐子安继续坚持清贫的教师生活，谈伯平在病痛的挣扎和孤寂中悄然逝去，苏伴云青云直上做了官人，梁教授、洪安东弃笔从商，华傲霜则经过一番爱情的追逐，嫁给了企业家夏山青。</p>