This is an abridged version of the second of the trilogy "The Torrents: Family, Spring, Autumn", masterpiece of Ba Jin, one of the great writers of modern Chinese literature. The trilogy recounts the decline of a large feudal family following theáMay Fourth Movement of 1919. The Gao family, a stronghold of feudal ethics, is shaken by an awakening new generation. Shuyuing, once so weak, has escaped from a doomed marriage; Juemin becomes a radical. These are signs of spring, a spring full of life, full of joy.