Summary

Chapter 1, The First Letter – An unidentified unknown woman always records her dreams in journals. Her dreams range from the rise of Communism in China to the invasion of the Mongols. She also spends her days watching Wang, who drives a green and yellow Citroen taxi and lives at the Maizidian housing complex. She watches Wang Jun as he assists an elderly recycler named Old Pang, and then returns to work. The woman then asks Wang to bring her to Purple Bamboo Park, half-an-hour away. She reflects on Wang in his latest incarnation, realizes he must be wondering who he is, and what will become of Wang’s marriage when she reappears in his life as his soulmate.

Chapter 2, Wang Jun – It is just prior to the 2008 Olympics. Wang, because of his job driving across the city, is able to see the city change as...