Chadong Dream-Seeking: The Millennium Poetry of Border Town in Shen Congwen's Writings

**《 The bluestone road winds along the bank of Tuojiang River, and the stilt houses stand quietly in the mist. This is the ancient town of Chadong in Shen Congwen's "Border Town". When the morning mist is lingering, the ferry sways on the blue waves, and the sound of the oars is as if traveling through time and space to meet Cuicui's innocent age in the book. The wooden doors of the old street are mottled, the teahouse exudes the fragrance of wormwood tea, and the Miao grandmother embroiders silver ornaments, each stitch and thread is a century of elegance. In the evening, the twilight dyes the river red, the fishing lights are dotted, and the folk songs on the other side are faintly heard. There is no hustle and bustle here, only the gurgling of Tuojiang River and the whispers of time. Coming to Chadong is not only a trip, but also an encounter with the poetic border town described by Shen Congwen - in this living thousand-year-old town, find the lost slow time.