《大平原》的开篇,并不急于进入故事,却用了一整章篇幅写渭河。这在长篇创作中是罕见的。作者高建群详尽而耐心地描绘着这条河在陇西高地的诞生及其轨迹:从千山万壑的山崖上渗出来的一滴滴黄泥巴水,先是像万千条 The opening of “Great Plains” is not in a hurry to enter the story, but uses a whole chapter to write the Weihe River. This is rare in lengthy creations. Gao Jianqun elaborates in detail and patiently on the birth and trajectory of this river in the Longxi Heights: a drop of yellow muddy water seeping from the cliffs of mountains and valleys,