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By Norman Track
Song of a Water Dragon
is a biography of He Yi
An, a Chinese Daoist
born amidst the shift
from Imperial to modern
China. His life, steeped
in centuries-old
beliefs, ceremonies, and
practices, collides with
the rise of Communism,
the frenzy of
modernation, and
rejection of
"superstitious
traditions."
He Yi An is born into a
middle class family, the
son of a respected
leather craftsman. Early
in life he is initiated
into the local Daoist
Bible Society, where he
learns sutras (musical
poems on the nature of
the Dao) and various
musical instruments. As
the privileged first son
of wealthy parents, his
future is bright with
promise.
However, ill fortune
strikes with the death
of his first-born child.
In rapid succession,
misfortune after
misfortune befalls him.
Once blissfully ignorant
of events outside his
own life, He Yi An is
suddenly swept up in the
frenzied Communist
takeover of China. As a
landlord and member of
the middle class, he and
his family are immediate
targets for persecution.
He Yi An is removed from
his home and forced to
live in a stable with
his second wife and
newborn child. He is
hungry, exhausted from
physical labor, and sick
with fear that vengeful
farmers might kill him.
It is in these times of
desperation that the
sutras comfort He Yi An,
and dutiful recitation
saves him from madness
and suicide.
This remarkable work is
a cultural record, a
firsthand account of a
landmark era in China's
history, and a moving
testimony to the
strength of the human
spirit.
Norman S. Track, Ph.D.,
author of Canada's Royal
Garden (Viking Books,
1994) is an ethnographer
and Photographic
Consultant to the Royal
Botanical Gardens in
Hamilton, Canada. While
making several trips to
China over a period of
years to research
irises, and later the
Naxi, Dr. Track met and
developed a trust with
He Yi An. Through this
trust came his life
story. Dr. Track resides
in Toronto, Canada.
Hardcover. 151 pages. |
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