Abstract:

Rivers not only give birth to human civilization but also witness the evolution and development of civilization. Jin Ziwei’s new work， The Great Liaohe River， uses the mother river of his hometown as a primordial symbol and employs nonlinear narratives to intertwine history and reality， blending fiction and nonfiction， thereby recreating the ecology， history， and culture of the Liaohe River. Traditional Northeast literature has formed creative experiences characterized by regionalism， cultural identity， historicity， and ethnicity. While The Great Liaohe River follows this tradition， it also engages in deeper reflections on time and space. It traces the origins of Chinese civilization and through the writing of river civilization explores the new form of human advancement， revealing the communal essence of human civilization. By placing local civilization within the broader framework of world civilization， it promotes thinking about the community with a shared future for mankind. In this way， the work allows Northeast literature to transcend regional experiences and open up to a more global perspective under the philosophy of “new globalization”.

Key words: The Great Liaohe River, river writing, Northeast Chinese literature, new form of human advancement, Jin Ziwei