How Long Is Forever?
cover of the 2014 Thai translation by the Thai princess Sirindhorn | |||||||
| Author | Tie Ning | ||||||
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| Language | Chinese | ||||||
| Set in | 1970s–1990s Beijing | ||||||
| Published | Shiyue, January 1999 | ||||||
| Publication place | China | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 永遠有多遠 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 永远有多远 | ||||||
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How Long Is Forever?, also translated as How Far Is Forever? and How Long Will Eternity Last?, is a 1999 Chinese novella by Tie Ning. Set in Beijing, the novella follows a sincere and altruistic-to-a-fault girl named Bai Daxing who never changes: forever like a meek child, she always gives in to others' demands even as she gets used and dumped over and over again. Through the static Bai Daxing, Tie Ning also explores the changing values in Beijing from the 1970s Cultural Revolution to the 1990s as China experiences rapid economic growth and urbanization.