The period of picking up incense and the period of burning incense

Hong Kong Literary Biennial Award

Winner of Taiwan Literary Golden Classic Award

The Collection of Incense 1974-1996

"The Story of Picking Up Incense" tells the story of the Lian family, the experiences of his parents Liancheng Song Yun and ten brothers and sisters. The Lian family's experiences depict the second half of Hong Kong history. The protagonist Shixiang in the novel thinks carefully about the different experiences of each member of the Lian family, which are linked to major events in Hong Kong history: the June 7th riots, Typhoon Wendai hitting Hong Kong, the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant, etc... Both personal and social collective memories closely connected. The ups and downs of the family are also a microcosm of the ups and downs of Hong Kong. Each brother and sister even symbolizes a part of Hong Kong's characteristics.

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Burning Incense Period

"Don't ask me where I'm from. I've lost more than my hometown.

I escaped just to report to you..."

The time background is 2017, before larger-scale dark violence has yet to come. "The Story of Burning Incense" continues "The Story of Gathering Incense", with the Lian family's father Lien Cheng, Shi Xiang's love object Lin Jia as the protagonists, and other third-generation "The Story of Gathering Incense", and continues to depict the aftermath of Hong Kong's return to the motherland in 1997. , the conflicts accumulated gradually between the two places,
Continuing the consistent feature of using individuals as a microcosm of the times, through the life experiences of the characters in the novel, it sharply depicts the feeling of today's Hong Kong people like strangers in their beloved city.