"Camel Xiangzi" Author: Lao She Publisher: Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House

Introduction · · · · · ·
Camel Xiangzi is a tragedy depicted by Lao She with sympathetic brushstrokes: In Beijing in the 1920s, a hardworking and strong man from the lower class of society had a beautiful dream of making a fortune and struggling, but was eventually swallowed up by the dark storm. It reveals the slave mentality of the "little people" at that time and the ultimate collapse of their hopes. With the suicide of Xiangzi's beloved woman Xiao Fuzi, Xiangzi extinguished the last spark of personal struggle. This is the typical fate of the poor citizens of old Beijing in old China.