Short Stories Synopses
"Taipei People" consists of fourteen stories:
- The Eternal Snow Beauty (永遠的尹雪豔)
- A Touch of Green (一把青)
- New Year's Eve (歲除)
- The Last Night of Taipan Chin (金大班的最後一夜)
- A Sea of Blood-red Azaleas (那片血一般紅的杜鵑花)
- Ode to Bygone Days (思舊賦)
- The Dirge of Liang Fu (梁父吟)
- Love's Lone Flower (孤戀花)
- Glory's by Blossom Bridge (花橋榮記)
- Autumn Reveries (秋思)
- A Sky Full of Bright, Twinkling Stars (滿天裏亮晶晶的星星)
- Wandering in the Garden, Waking from a Dream (遊園驚夢)
- Winter Night (冬夜)
- State Funeral (國葬)
Brief synopses are provided below. (Based on the English translation by the author and Patia Yasin, published as "Wandering in the Garden, Waking from a Dream.")
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