穆斯林的葬礼

by 霍達

《穆斯林的葬禮》是一部長篇小說，一個穆斯林家族，六十年間的興衰，三代人命運的沉浮，兩個發生在不同時代、有着不同內容卻又交錯扭結的愛情悲劇。兩根故事線，一大家子人的悲歡離合，就這樣交織重疊地，從作者筆下娓娓流出。「一道門，隔着兩個世界。」——一個是玉的世界，一個是月的世界。霍達用穿插的筆法，寫下了如此震撼人心的一部作品，為我們展示了穆斯林獨特的風俗習慣和人生歷程，描繪了回族人民在「人生的舞台上，悲劇，喜劇，輪番演出，不舍晝夜，無盡無休……」的「演出」，體現了他們生生不息的強大的民族凝聚力和向心力。

Genres: Fiction, China, Literature, Islam, Religion, Historical Fiction, Classics

750 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1988

Reviews

[Daisy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a story about chinese muslim family in 3 generations.
the tragic was casued by the war.Sometimes i was really wondering chair Mao's politics. He saved the country but he destroyed the humanity.
I don't think the name of this book is appropriate.

[Web Sutera · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exciting and narrate in good manner, including on non-Muslim and Muslim Chinese communities. I hope readers will realize that among China`s 56 ethnic groups, ten are believers in Islam, and among the 1 over billion Chinese people there is a young Hui writer, who was written a book in Chinese about the life of the Hui people.

Synopsis

The Jade King is the story of three generations of a Chinese Muslim family, from the turbulent years of the Japanese invasion and Second World War to the present. Central to the theme of this tragic novel are the four harrowing love stories of father, son, aunt and daughter, each victim of prejudice and fate.

The novel is regarding a modern Chinese culture set in the Muslim community in Bejing. Fascinating, and full of reminders of the importance of the past. The author Huo Da, a Muslim herself, locates her narrative in the specific milieu of Beijing`s Muslim community with its jade artisans, astute merchants, hardworking housewives, and its young people struggling to assert their independence and individuality in the face of religious and social bigotry.

The Muslim community and family concern in this novel is centered at Hui clan of Chinese races. This community pays a great attention to cleanliness, abstinence from pork, as well as wears white caps the Muslim men wear. And the fact is that the existence of a Muslim district in Beijing and the Ox Street Mosque.

Old Master jade artisan Liang, a poor but talented jade craftsman, has one regret in life; he has no son and heir to carry on the family business and run the Rare Gem Studio. One day, a venerable old Muslim (Tuloyedin) on his way to Holy City of Mecca, Saudi Arabia and accompanied by his young disciple (Ibrahim or Han Ziqi) appears at Liang`s door to ask for sustenance. Entranced by Liang`s exquisite jade work and his two beautiful daughters, the disciple begs to be allowed to stay. The fate of the Liang family is changed forever.

Richly textured, moving, tremendously exciting, The Jade King is a veritable tour de force. It was accorded China`s top literary accolade, the Mao Dun Prize for Literature.

[Sunshinezeng · Rating 5 out of 5]

非常喜欢这本书，不仅让人对回族有了解，也让我更了解玉。更喜欢里面故事的情感和情结设计。之前看了国外的小说，然后再看国内的小说，有不一样的感受。这本书中感情故事值得细细品味。一个人的隐忍，一个人的抉择，一个人的情感，贯穿全书。最后读完，依然爱不释手。

[SummerLee · Rating 4 out of 5]

虽然这本书的语言风格很有老一辈作家的风格，略老派，但是内容也很丰富，也同样有老一辈作家书里大多都有的东西—生活经历和情操。里面人物的心理活动很多，但是读来却有些僵硬，最精彩的部分莫过于作者对玉的了解和对回族文化的了解

[Atchana Jiamskultorn · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is very very long, with a very old fashion style of writing

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

年代交错，内容丰富，语言隽永，无尽思考，收获颇丰

[Jack Cheng · Rating 4 out of 5]

Two storylines took place in two different periods are connected seamlessly by the author. A very intriguing story that gives the readers a glimpse into ordinary people's life during the early days of Communist China.
The Chinese version was better, but there are too many cultural references that are hard to translate. Despite the language barrier, The Jade King is still a really good book that is worth picking back up again in the future.

[Grayson Li · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a pretty sad story. But it is an accurate picture of what was going on at that time. Since then, 30 some years have past, unfortunately I can still see traces of what's depicted in the book - the rigid way of looking at people through different lenses. The self-righteous type of religion practices. And the teaching that freedom can be attained through such man-made ways.

[Eleven · Rating 4 out of 5]

对里面一些名著的探讨产生了共鸣。文笔还可以。但靠后部分的梁冰玉的爱情观让我怀疑是我三观不正还是作者的问题，就算有爱的权利也应理性。了解了一些伊斯兰教的习俗，“有信仰没问题，但不要迷信。”还是为新月和楚雁潮的爱情感动。
还是要多读书，广泛涉猎。

[Vivian Zhang · Rating 3 out of 5]

语言不错，剧情狗血，虎头蛇尾……虽然当时还是流了不少眼泪，但是仔细回想很多地方安排得都很突兀，并不合理。

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

My all time favourite book. I cannot stress how amazing this book is. Through the story of a Muslim family in Beijing, the book explores cultural, social and religious conflict in the 20th century.

[Barack Liu · Rating 5 out of 5]

146-The Jade King-Huo Da-Novel-1987
Barack
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—— " Jade has a thousand years of life, how long is life? Panic buying at high prices, meticulous collection, but in the end I don't know who will fall into it. "

"Muslim's Funeral" was first published in China in 1987. It takes the ups and downs of the jade workshop Qizhenzhai of the Hui craftsman Liang Yiqing as the main line, and describes the different destinies of the three generations of the Liang family against the historical background.

Huo Da was born in Beijing in 1945. Studied at Beijing Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture (now Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture). His novel "Muslim's Funeral" won the Mao Dun Literature Award in 1991. Representative works: "Muslim's Funeral", "Unworn Red Wedding Dress", etc.

Part of the catalog
1. Jade Demon
2. Moon cold
3. Yushang
4. Yueqing
5. Jade
6. Moonlight
7. Jade King
8. Moonlight
9. Jade Tour
10. Moon

" Ah, Allah! Be free of all of us: the living and the dead, the present and the absent, the young and the adults, the men and the women. Ah, Allah! Let him whoever you let live among us? Live in Islam; whoever you let die, let him die in faith. Ah, Allah! Do not deprive us of his reward, and do not test us after him! "

"As far back as the 7th century AD, some Arab merchants with white cloths on their heads came to Dongtu Datang. They got used to the waters and soils of the Divine Land, married and had children here, and stayed there. In 1219, Genghis Khan led his army to the west. In 1258, Hulagu captured Baghdad. The land of various ethnic groups who believed in Islam was gradually occupied by Mongolian nobles to the west of Congling and east of the Black Sea. The conquerors forced the conquered to migrate to the east in large numbers. Among them were captured craftsmen. There are people who have been issued, and there are high-class Arab figures with their families and families. Of course, there are also merchants who spontaneously come by taking advantage of the traffic between the east and the west. Most of these "outsiders" are sergeants, farmers and craftsmen in China. A small number of people are engaged in business and missionary work, and there are also very few officials. The descendants of these people rarely return to their hometowns, but take root on this soil, multiply and thrive, and pass on from generation to generation. The official documents of the Yuan Dynasty call them "Huihui". Also known as "Huihui", a new nation was born in the East.

Because of the history of the inevitable convergence, among the Hui ethnic Han Chinese have melted into some of the ingredients Mongols, Uighurs and Jews, but Hui has always maintained its own independent existence in, rather than integrated into the Han Chinese or other ethnic groups. The vast China is a place where the Han people live and multiply for a long time. Huihui cannot own a large piece of land like a native people. They are constantly being dispatched to relocate, even being conquered and slaughtered. For their livelihood, they are exiled. Quartet...They are always a minority. These few people live hard, tenaciously, and carefully, believing in their Lord.

They believe that Allah is unique. He created the earth, the sky, the forces of nature, people, angels, and the "jinni" (elves). He rules everything; he has no image, but he is clever and omnipotent. He is always Everywhere, when there are three people talking in private, he is the fourth participant, and when there are four people talking in private, he is the fifth participant... The Lord is always with Muslims. Muslims submit to Allah, accept the revelation that Allah knows through Muhammad, pray sincerely, be honest, be kind, live simple, not arrogant, not slander others, defend their faith, follow the "sunna"-Sunna, Muhammad's road. They believe that there are "post generations" in life and "doomsday judgment". Everyone's soul is accepted into heaven or thrown into hell, everything will be determined by Allah; they believe that good deeds must be rewarded and evil must be punished... "

I once read of Islam Festival " Koran " . It records the revelation that Muhammad accepted the divine enlightenment to believers . It can be seen that Islam and Christianity have a great origin. On the other hand, Christianity shares a similar view of creation with Judaism . As an Oriental, if you want to understand the spiritual world of Westerners or Arabs , then understanding these religions is essential.

" This is a regular courtyard house. The gray brick walls facing each other with polished bricks are clustered with hanging mountain-style gate towers, and the two ends of the ridge are towering with simple-shaped kisses. Above the rafters, a row of triangles is neatly inlaid." drip. "eaves, the door is painted dark red. heavy door on the fan, trimmed with one pair of size sized brass cymbals door, hanging door knocker. the center of the leaf, is a double hook engraved gold Lacquer couplet: "With the pearl and the wall, the bright moon and the breeze." Two hexagonal door hairpins extend from the door lintel, each embedded with a word: "Bo" and "Ya". These words are similar to the common "long life". The difference between “rich and honorable” and “Xiangyang Gate is always in spring, and the good people celebrate more than one”, which can faintly show the aspirations of the owner of this courtyard. On both sides of the gate, there are a pair of stone drums, high thresholds, and five bluestone steps. "

Siheyuan is a residential form with a long history in old Beijing . With the gradual scarcity of land resources. The people who can live in the courtyard today are probably the rich or the noble. The market price is probably an astronomical figure that ordinary people cannot expect.

" It is said that before this house fell into his hands, a literati who was frustrated in the official court of the Qing Dynasty lived in this house. Because of the lack of access to the officialdom, he passed away passively. He concentrated on reading and painting, playing with Qin brick and Han tiles, antique cultural relics, especially I love jade from the past dynasties and masturbate with "a gentleman is better than jade." On weekdays, I am closed to thank guests. Only a few jade shops and workshops occasionally walk around and find treasures. You must buy them quickly, even if the price is too high. If you don’t have enough money, you have to watch it again and again, and you can just give it up. If you hear that someone has a beautiful jade, you are not ashamed to go to the door, but you can see it as soon as possible. He is so old and often so mad and ridiculed by people. "Jade Demon", the old man was not irritated when he heard it. Instead, he was proud of him. He passed the eighth rank and died of life, his children and grandchildren were ruined, and his family was bankrupt. The house was changed to the owner and returned to the detective captain. But the legacy of the old man still left shadow . "

Living life, if you can find something to make yourself crazy things , I think it is a blessing. As for this obsession in the eyes of others, I think it is irrelevant. In contrast , those who are not obsessed with things of life are unable to understand this spiritual bliss, called compassion.

" Mr. Han," the detective captain used a respectful name, but his wealthy and condescending attitude hasn't changed much, "you look at the room first, or listen to the price first? "You don't have to look," the guest said, "I have seen the house in the mansion long before you lived here." Now since you are going to move, I just want to buy it, just listen to you to say a number..." The detective captain couldn't help but was surprised secretly: This person has already fallen in love with this place, so he bought it without seeing it. ! This raises the status for both the buyer and the seller! The detective leader is happy, and it seems that this house is indeed good! If it weren’t for that "voice" to make a noise in his heart, maybe he wouldn’t be willing to sell it now. But, he has to sell, he has to avoid this ghost place anyway, and he can't let it go when he meets such a master who really wants to buy!

In his heart, he added another 20% to the price he had originally thought, and then said: "When dealing with happy people, we can't make a mistake, you can give 10,000 yuan a big head!" He observed whether the other party could accept this amount, and Be prepared to bargain. Unexpectedly, the other party didn’t say anything, and answered happily, with only one word: "Yes." The detective captain was taken aback again. It was impossible to raise the price again. With a thought, he added: "There is one, Han Sir! I only sell a house. The four boxwood shadow walls in the second door are not in it. I have to move!" "This...the shadow wall is also part of the house," the buyer groaned, "I Buy this house, and buy this shadow wall, the price can be negotiated." "Then you will pay another two thousand!" The detective captain understood the other party's psychology, and naturally he was not welcome. "Successful." The buyer said, "You are ready to move!"

The deal is done, the detective captain did not expect it to be so fast. "You have to wait for me to move in quickly," he worried that the buyer had discovered his secret halfway and changed his mind. "Don't you have to prepare the money?" "Wait for a few days, it won't matter, you can take it easy. "," said the buyer, "what about the money, you can send someone to the cabinet with me now to get ten thousand, which is considered to be an order . The remaining two thousand will be cleared after you have moved it. What do you think?" Captain Detective I was stunned, who has seen such a buyer? He offered a price, and if he didn't pay back one word, he would give 10,000 yuan on the same day. Is there any precedent in the trading industry? Prepay 30% of the booking money is justified! This person... how much does he have? who is he? "

Negotiations are not suitable for an open and honest approach. No matter how much you want to buy or sell , you must never act too refreshed. Even if the other party's offer, within their acceptable range , but also must show difficulty with color , bargain.

" These two daughters follow the appearance of the Bai family, one is more beautiful than the other, and the skin is whiter, as if they are carved from mutton fat jade. The eldest daughter is named Junbi, and the second daughter is named Bingyu. They are very appropriate. The good name was given by Liang Yiqing, an old gentleman who had learned a lot and loved antique jade and lived in the "Bo Ya" house. Liang Yiqing and Bai cried out for convenience, and they usually called "Bi'er" and "Yu'er" "They are regarded as two pearls in the palm. Bi'er and Yu'er are eight years old. The youngest is still a toddler, and the older is able to help Bai family housekeeping, sweeping the courtyard, making the bed and stacking quilts, sewing and repairing, and doing laundry They are all good at food. Bi'er is even better than his mother Bai's, talented, and scheming. His family's internal and external expenses are more than his mother's. Although he is illiterate, he relies solely on mental calculations and is well arranged. Just now At the age of twelve or thirteen, he replaced most of his mother, almost Liang Yiqing's little "account room."

Sometimes Liang Yiqing was too busy to do the work in front of him, so Bier lay hands on him, serving customers, collecting payments, delivering goods, and even helping his father with simple tasks such as shredding and measuring materials. Liang Yiqing never let her go to the "water stool", one is because the hard work of jade carving was not done by a girl, and the other is that the craftsman has always "passed on the children but not the girls", and the daughter has learned the craft. owned by root knot at the end is others. Seeing that Qizhenzhai has no one to succeed, Liang Yiqing often sighed against his wife in front of Bi'er: "Alas, it's a daughter, if it's a son... "

Most of the craftsmen in ancient China adhered to the principle of " passing from children to daughters, not from inside to outside " , and they were extremely strict with family skills. This is certainly out of the need for market competition. On the other hand, strict secrecy measures have also made a lot of folk wisdom lost. Later generations can only look at the history and sigh at the magical craftsmanship in history . If a science or technology is to be promoted. Then, we have to throw some selfishness and teach disciples. But the so-called " master of the church starved to death " , how many people can have such a mind?

" The hand grinder he used to do his work was called "Water Stool". It was extremely simple. It was just a "stool surface" supported by four legs, with a rotating shaft on one side, and a "tuozi" for grinding jade-a grinding wheel. The shape of the knife is digging a recess on one side, containing emery for grinding jade. A small mouth is opened on the head of the recess, and a water basin is held on the triangular support below. Liang Yiqing was sitting on a machine bench when he was working. Stepping on the pedals under the water stool with both feet, driving the horizontal axis on the surface of the stool, the tuft turned; holding the jade piece in his left hand, he pondered the sharp edge of the tuft, and his right hand kept dipping emery. In order to reduce the temperature of the friction between the tuozi and the jade piece, it is necessary to constantly add water, which is why the name "water stool" comes from.

Although the tools are simple, the craftsmanship is very complicated. There are five pieces of each, from rough grinding to fine grinding. It is necessary to constantly replace various models of Luzi, gradually increasing the degree of refinement. The "work" has different shapes and different areas. The convex and concave, all rely on the artist's handwork, the operation is in a hurry, but it must be fully focused and meticulous, two eyes are like being attracted by a magnet, and a heart is like being suspended by an invisible rope, so that even breathing is extremely light Slowly and evenly, and silently, the sound of "Shusha" covered everything and merged everything. When he started his work, he had forgotten everything and everything in the world. "

Many skills are honed in a lot of practice and cannot be mastered only through books. And even familiar with one kind of skill are able to work craftsman , it may not be able to be a good teacher , able to trick them, and said the key to clear. Those who own outstanding ability, but also good teachers who can be said to be rare up . Such a person can carry forward a craft or knowledge.

[Qiong · Rating 1 out of 5]

Oddly enough, it was a captivating story, considering the fact that I spent an entire afternoon reading it and couldn't put it down until I've finished it.

But, I didn't like it. And I can't really tell why.

The title of the book is obviously a good one. But the story itself, the plots, are too shallow. A young, innoncent, pretty college girl with heart disease? Okay. She was actually the daughter of her aunt and father? Okay. She fell in love with her teacher? Okay. She died? Okay. *Sad face*

Now to carry on. A controlling woman whose husband left her and her young son for England and remained abroad for ten years? Okay. A manipulative woman who personally sabotaged her son's affair with the girl he loved? Okay. A paranoid woman who fired her husband's loyal butler and claimed he was stealing? Okay. A pathetic woman whose husband screwed her own younger sister who she literally brought up? Wow.

I don't like any of the characters in this book. That, mind you, rarely happens. For some reason I always, always could find someone I like in a book. I don't know why, either. Guess I just have to like someone while reading. But this story was an utter disappointment.

I wasn't going to be this mean, I swear. I'd be happy to give it a 2-star rating at least, had it been a normal love story, or whatever you want to call it. Because, as I said earlier, it was captivating and that definitely says something.

Yet the title I liked screwed it. I mean, the title, plus the story, the religious knowledge hidden in this book, is hinting its readers that it doen't just want to be a normal sad love story. It's about Muslims. It's about their culture, their history, and their religion.

The author failed, disastrously. I learnt almost nothing at all by reading it. Whatever I read from the book, I already know. So... what the heck? It irritates me a little bit and leads me to suspect that the author is only trying to make it a selling point, rather than impart knowledge and improve mutual understanding.

Therefore, my one-star rating is my way of protesting against hype. I've had it enough in my daily life. So no, no more in my literary world.

[Antony Pan · Rating 4 out of 5]

看完感觉好难评价。

一开始看的时候，就感觉到它有点像《阿甘正传》，后者是通过一个小人物把美国近代历史串联了起来，而本书也是通过三代人把从民国到文革大概六十年的历史给串了起来，读起来颇有一种看时代剧的感觉。

这种写法就使得我们对于人物的评价一定是高度和历史背景结合的，不能以现在的眼光来看。而本书写于1987年，那个时候的中国还是非常前卫的，所以在书里出现师生恋，姐夫和小姨子之恋真的是非常大胆。

而书里梁冰玉和韩新月这对母女，就是即这种前卫思想的集大成者。甚至可以说，这两人就是当年的独立女性。

虽然让梁冰玉爱上自己的姐夫，并且生下孩子的剧情，有一点过于狗血；最后还把孩子丢给自己的姐姐来抚养，显得过于自私和任性；但是梁冰玉却是看问题最清楚的，她看出韩子奇一生都被玉所累，甚至他为了玉不惜抛家弃子，果断和这样的男人分手，远离是非，躲过了反右和文革抄家的命运。

而韩新月算是全书里没有暇疵的人物，她努力读书，性格温和，除了“她妈”不待见她，几乎就是家里的掌上明珠，而和老师的爱情也很感动。或许会有人觉得她的命不好，从小没了妈，好不容易读进大学，恋爱得不到认可，英年早逝。但是我反而认为这可能是比较好的结局，因为谁也说不准社会和人性会把这样的女生摧残成什么样。

韩子奇和他的师傅兼岳父梁亦清就是两个对照组。他们在第三章里有（唯）一次争吵，反映出两人的人生观有极大的不同。梁亦清坚持做一个老实本分的手艺人，不去赚到卖玉器的买卖；而韩子奇想要成为中间商赚差价。韩子奇半辈子换来的玉器，最后在文革里被抄家，而他的儿子，儿媳全部都是在工厂里老实上班的工人，即走回了梁亦清的老路，其实就是作者对于韩子奇价值观的否定。如果不是因为这些玉，他当初就不会抛家弃子来到英国；也同样如果不是这些玉，他没有和梁冰玉带着孩子远走高飞，最终落得个女儿病死，被抄家的结局。

然后这本书还有很特别的地方，它写的是一个在北京的回族家族的故事。里面会有很多对于穆斯林信仰的介绍。但是看完之后，感觉除了梁亦清和吐罗耶定是真穆斯林，其他的人都很难算是穆斯林。韩子奇就就不必说，他自己临死之前都坦诚自己没有尽穆斯林的本分，害怕面对死后的审判。而他的发妻梁君璧，虽然从九岁开始就遵守穆斯林的规矩，每天勤恳做礼拜，但是却不耽误她口出恶言伤人，全书估计除了她爸和她儿子，应该没有人不被她骂过。而像韩新月除了还会坚持清真饮食，五功都快忘的干净了吧。

所以最后总结来看，这本书并不是一本完美的小说，它有时代的前卫性，也有它的狗血剧情；里面的人物有血有肉，但是不一定是能让人接受，更别提喜欢。

[Derrick · Rating 1 out of 5]

Before reading this book, I thought it was about Muslim traditions according to its name. But sadly, it was not. To me, it seems that Jade business is the clue. However, the clue is intertwined with love. By the way, the love described in this book is way too much ideal. One has to know that the love is not about ups and downs. But it exists in the seemingly meaningless daily life. Plus, the descriptions and words about love is really flowery and they give you actual goose bumps. I kept feeling a sense of paradox in belief and practice when I was reading it. So,I wonder why didn't the writer get down to earth and dig into details about love. So, I think that this is just a pile of words and something you don't want to waste your time on. The reason why I finished it is that I don't like to quit and want to learn the mastery of this "wonderful" writer as a negative example to guide me how to tell a better story. dyslexia, drachmas, redumbnent,

[Jingyao Liu · Rating 2 out of 5]

这本书太琼瑶了，倒不是说满篇情情爱爱，而是写作风格：满篇感叹号，主人公动不动就情绪大起大落、落泪、晕倒、吐血、猝死。我看了完全没有感动的感觉，而且非常一脸黑线。还有，人物的“好坏”太绝对了，比如，韩新���，纯纯女主设定，漂亮，考试一定全班第一，演戏一定演女一，男一对他一见钟情，对同学善良，对家人孝顺，没有一丝私心。这是人吗？太像那种小学生写言情小说里的女主设定了。楚楚动人，冰雪聪明，心地善良，动不动就浓密的睫毛、晶莹剔套的泪珠、白皙的皮肤、海藻般的长发啥的。再比如，韩太太，写出来就是为了让人讨厌的吧。恶毒，对女儿坏，棒打鸳鸯。全文一直埋伏笔埋了大半本书的“韩太太为什么对女儿不好”其实中途就很容易猜出来新月是玉儿亲生的。总之，人物塑造太单薄，写作风格太琼瑶式。

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事业的追求，并不一定要什么头衔和称号来满足，你爱上了一种东西，愿意用全部心血去研究它，掌握它，从中得到了乐趣，并且永远也不舍得丢弃它，这就是事业心，是比什么都重要的……
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“咱跟人家不能比啊！人家是买卖人，动口不动手；咱是手艺人，动手不动口。三百六十行，各占一行，谁也甭眼红谁，谁也甭小瞧谁。做买卖的，兴许一口吃成个胖子，发了大财，腰缠万贯，穿金戴银，要是流年不顺，一阵风兴许就给吹倒了爬不起来，砸了饭碗子，他连个糊口的本事都没有；手艺人呢，凭手艺吃饭，细水长流，甭管遇上什么灾荒年月，咱有两只手，就饿不死！”
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“涮肉何处嫩？要数东来顺。”这里的羊肉之所以为别处无法比拟，自有其独到之处：一律选用内蒙古西乌珠穆旗的阉割绵羊，经过一段时间的精心圈养，再行宰杀，只取“磨裆儿”“上脑儿”“黄瓜条儿”和大小“三岔儿”，一只四五十斤重的羊，可供涮用的肉只有十三斤左右；冰冻后，以极精的刀工，切成匀薄如纸的肉片，放在盘中，盘上的花纹透过肉片清晰可见。东来顺的一斤羊肉要切八十片以上；提味的作料又极讲究，有芝麻酱、酱豆腐、腌韭菜花、辣椒油、虾油、葱花儿、香菜末儿以及东来顺特制的“铺淋酱油”，锅底汤中加以海米、口蘑……这涮肉就具有清、香、鲜、美的独特魅力，入口令人陶醉。

[Jess · Rating 3 out of 5]

March 4, 2025

总觉得上世纪的中国小说读起来风格都有些独特，比如王蒙，这些获得矛盾文学奖的作品。主人公的心理想法和情感总是有很直白的方式表达出来，“她多么希望…啊”，“他看着..，内心不禁生出说不清的..”；还有对环境描写都细，比如王蒙写伊犁的清晨和劳作的画面，霍达写新月入学不久奋发苦读看到的燕园未名湖和老师的居住环境，真的会常用拟人的手法写环境。直白细腻的描绘呈现的坦诚，尤其是面对不公、政策变化、民族或人与人之间的关系矛盾时，作为读者感觉能平常直接地看清人物内心，感受很奇特。这种写法现代的小说家好像都不用了，又或许是我不太看小说了；现在影视剧讲究用表演与眼神表达内心，环境也无需描述，无需想象，再回到这种风格的小说确实能感觉到一些不同。但是不同总归是好的。

March 5, 2025

韩太太总是让我不太舒服。在她的父亲没去世的时候，虽然作者已经交代了她就像她妈妈一样，是个伊斯兰传统女人，但总体善解人意、温柔端庄，之后对自己女儿的无视、在关键时代转型期不接受除了传统外的其他解法、对女儿朋友暗地里的嘲讽，对儿子情感的从中作梗，这些转变，实在是让看着关于早年那些关于她的描述的我有点接受不了。我不知道之后对这个角色会怎么展开，玉儿这个妹妹好像在新月的线索里也不见了，但总体感觉结尾会偏向悲剧性。

March 9, 2025

昨天读完了这本书。不出所料，悲剧怎么写也写不出喜剧了。奥利弗、姑妈、新月、韩子奇、侯掌柜接连去世，最后善终的竟然是韩太太。韩太太在后来的发展中越来越离谱了，对侯掌柜的怀疑和攻击、对新月及其与楚老师情感的冷漠，已经见不到那个最初温暖的碧儿了。玉儿也现代得离谱，她和家里其他人的对话不在一个平面，她完全脱离了自己的文化根基而对家人陈腐思想的蔑视也让我作为一个读者不太舒服。新月去世的描写则非常出彩，非常让人感动。总体来说，这个结局，比如韩太太的最后对新月去世时突然真情的表现，确实如其他评论所说，有些生硬。瑕不掩瑜，对这个家族几代人的起伏构建还是很厉害，而且可读性挺强，看着厚，一下就读完了！

[Ivy · Rating 4 out of 5]

我不敢相信我哭着读完了这本700多页的书。
书的故事从韩子奇他们前往英国开始变得有趣，在60%左右的部分吧，如果我没耐心读到这里，恐怕不会有这般情绪波动。
我不是80年代的写作风格的粉丝，作者写的故事很精彩，唯独写作风格不合我的胃口。我也只是看很多人说这本书很伤感才想拜读。读的时候也跳过不少形容词句，只想知道故事发展。
整个作品写出了所有人物的遗憾。一开始以为是梁君璧一手造成的整个家庭的悲恨和苦难，后来才发觉其实韩子奇最初对玉着迷直到对玉成魔这一点也是一个错误。如果他之后没有去英国避难，就不会有对梁冰玉和韩新月这个永远都无法弥补的爱了。最终梁冰玉抱着无知而归，在那个家里，她最想见的和最不想见的人都不在了。
其中也有些我还是不理解的，时代历史造成的后果，郑晓京因她母亲被抓之后沉默了、韩天星不帮或帮不了他的父亲把信寄去英国。或许是天星认为爱情在这个家里是没有希望的，如果信寄到梁冰玉那里了，之后的发展也是没有意义的，说不定又会带来多一场苦难，倒不如让他的父亲放弃这份牵挂。最后天星平安地照顾妻儿度日，或许当时那是他做过的最对的决定，不，他一直都是对的。至于梁君璧，本来想吐槽她的，但是她的所作所为很纯粹，也就不用再细品了。
还有我喜欢的部分是关于几个人物之间的爱情。那时我还是太单纯了，没想到楚老师会和韩新月成为恋人；没想到欧立佛是注定的悲剧；没想到梁冰玉会成为韩子奇的真爱；没想到韩天星至始至终都不会跟那狠心的母亲摊牌；没想到姑妈会因心脏病病逝；没想到梁冰玉最终没能跟她最爱的人见上最后一面。。
我对故事还有很多想法想说。总之这是个不错的故事，我为了了解故事发展，罕见地，静坐阅读整整几个小时。它没有此起彼伏的内容，只有从中间直至结尾的连续悲伤。或许正是因为这样我才能平静的细品故事中的甜蜜与苦涩。

[omar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh, the many feelings that I have. As someone not very familiar with the Hui or Muslims in China, I found The Jade King to be an engaging and eye-opening read. The novel vividly portrays the struggles of a Muslim Chinese family in Beijing across three generations, set against the backdrop of war and Mao’s era. It weaves together personal and political upheaval, offering a rare glimpse into the lives of the Hui community. There’s plenty of drama—perhaps a bit too much at times—with family tensions, societal pressures, and the weight of history all brought to life through compelling storytelling. A fascinating and immersive read.

[Katherine Ma · Rating 5 out of 5]

大部头，我很喜欢这20世纪末到21世纪初的文学作品，语言细腻又有力量，艰苦奋斗一路逆袭的故事热血澎湃，激励人心。跟路遥的《平凡的世界》有异曲同工之妙，平凡的小人物的波澜壮阔的一生。从韩太太的无知和愚昧中感叹教育的重要性，多少次为她的专擅独裁捶胸顿足，为她的儿子和女儿叹息，哀叹天下怎么会有如此不食人间烟火的母亲……但转头想来，如果我是韩太太，年少时幸福美满的家庭横遭变故，成家后丈夫抛妻弃子走了整整十年，回来时妹妹为自己的丈夫生了女儿……如此种种怎能不让韩太太的心理发生变化……说到底她也是为了这个家，为了丈夫，为了儿子，为了祖祖辈辈的积累。
新月的爱情是我向往的，虽然很梦幻，愿得一心人，白首不相离。人生难得知心人。可惜命运不假人，一轮新月短暂的升起又坠落，变成流星早早的离开了人间。遗憾，遗憾。
这本书描写刻画的每个人物都是有血有肉，饱满立体，尽管有很浓烈的宗教色彩，但不乏是一部值得一读的书！

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

an all-time classic. a little slow in the beginning but huo da makes you feel each character's heartache, even the ones that are obviously in the wrong (morally speaking). i cried twice reading the ending. revisiting weiming lake after this was almost traumatic.

[Liang Xin · Rating 4 out of 5]

此书的故事动人心弦，把读者的心与一家三代的沉浮和感情恩怨紧紧地联系在了一起。本书的三重时间线的叙事方法很有特点，一方面引人遐想，但一方面也有剧透的问题。此书对人物的塑造稍显平面化，比如新月和楚雁潮似乎是完人一样的存在。关于韩子奇，粱君碧的描写更立体，但是韩子奇一开始的聪明，勤奋，有魄力，敢做敢当的人设与下半部唯唯诺诺的样子反差太大。韩子奇从一个匠人突然变巨富也没有足够的铺垫而显得过于过于唐突。此书最后几章描写稍显过细，对于新月的悼念有点言过了。最后梁冰玉去墓地，而楚雁潮一个四十多岁的人正在拉小提琴的桥段过于戏剧化。此书两个好玩的地方 — 1）姑妈把吹生日蜡烛的洋玩意儿叫吹灯拔蜡（哈哈哈，笑死我了）。2）文章说人们一边唱“从来就没有什么救世主，也不靠神仙皇帝”，一边唱“东方红太阳升”，似乎没觉得有什么矛盾。

[Harry Wang · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super moved

[E.T. · Rating 2 out of 5]

名不副实！期望过高，有种被骗了的感觉。人物性格简单的不可思议。民族特色的部分穿插地非常生硬。韩子奇前后半段感觉像是两个完全不一样的人！郑五毛的言论左得让人极度不爽。感觉想写师生情又吞吞吐吐，好不痛快！

[Rachel · Rating 2 out of 5]

I used to like this book, the touching romance, the beautiful words and description. But now as a grown up with more experiences, I really dislike the viewpoint and attitude of this book.

[Feng Zihan · Rating 5 out of 5]

很好，荡气回肠

[Estekke]

我买的是深红色的封面的，总觉得我看的结局和语文课上的不一样啊困扰我好多年了

[Jeanne T · Rating 3 out of 5]

整体故事线还是不错的，书中还描述了一些穆斯林的习俗和玉的历史，贯穿整本书。但是，总感觉现实中的爱情没有作者描述那么理想/简单。或许从爱情递进到婚姻，爱情就已不那么纯洁。当婚姻碰上柴米油盐，谁又能保证十年二十年后，我们不会像韩式夫妇一样成为搭伙过日子的两人? 故事虽已二战前后为时间背景，但其实里面描述到一些场景，也只是变了样的还存在着。

[Alex Xu · Rating 3 out of 5]

隔了两年之后终于把后面一半看完了，结尾不好。。

[Menalque · Rating 1 out of 5]

I just...I loved it when I was 10. LOL.