Song in the Clouds

Song in the Clouds, also known as Yun Zhongge (Chinese: 雲中歌), is a novel by Tong Hua. It was published in 2007 by Writers Publishing House (作家出版社). It is a sequel to Ballad of the Desert.^{[citation needed]}

Song in the Clouds

Book cover
Author	Tong Hua
Original title	雲中歌
Language	Chinese
Subject	Ancient China
Genre	Romance, historical fiction,
Publisher	Writers Publishing House
Publication date	2015
Publication place	China

Yun Zhongge
Simplified Chinese	云中歌
Traditional Chinese	雲中歌
Literal meaning	Song in the Clouds
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yún Zhōnggē

Plot

During the Western Han dynasty, Huo Yunge (daughter of Huo Qubing and Jin Yu from Ballad of the Desert) saved the eight-year-old Emperor Zhao of Han from the cold of the desert. Ten years later, Huo is a beautiful young woman who could not forget that boy and went to Chang An city to fulfil their 10 years ago promise. She mistook another Liu Bing Yi as Emperor Liu Fu Ling as both of them had a similar jade given by the late emperor and helplessly watched him marry Xu Pingjun.

Themes

Song in the Clouds is a historical romance novel set in the final years of Emperor Wu of Han.^[1] For the novel, Tong Hua draws upon her encounters with friendship, love, faith, growth, and commitment.^[2] She sets the story against a historical context and to enriches the characters by layering in feelings of patriotic resentment and family conflict.^[2] Tong Hua uses adaptation to supplementing missing historical records.^[3]