Xu Jialiang of Guizhou

This is not only a family history but also a public history that transcends individuals and families. Moreover, it serves as a chronicle of the migration and everyday lives of contemporary Shanghainese.这是一部家族史，更是一部超越个人和家族的公共史，还是一部当代上海人的迁徙史、生活史。'Xu Jialiang of Guizhou: How Far is it to Shanghai?' is a biographical work about the pediatric expert Xu Jialiang. The book begins with Mr. Xu Jialiang’s personal experiences, detailing his life in various cities from birth to education, work, and daily life. It meticulously portrays Xu Jialiang’s rich life journey-from a wandering youth to a troubled prime, and from a middle-aged returnee to a twilight-filled elder. Not only did he contribute his professional expertise as a medical worker to the healthcare sector and national development, but his life also witnessed the transformations of Chinese cities and society from the early days of the People’s Republic of China to the four decades of reform and opening-up. This narrative reflects the developmental trajectories of different regions, represented by eastern coastal metropolises like Shanghai and western areas such as Guizhou, indirectly presenting the urban, social, migration, and everyday history of China since the second half of the 20th century.Xu Jialiang lived through major historical events such as the Japanese occupation of Shanghai during the War of Resistance, the public celebrations of the Republic’s founding ceremony, his assigned participation in western medical development, support for the national 'Third Front' construction, active engagement in 'reform and opening-up,' and the new era of the 21st century. Throughout his life, he grounded himself in his medical expertise, upheld an open and learning-oriented attitude in his words and actions, fulfilled his duty of healing the sick and saving lives in his ordinary medical role, and carried forward the humanitarian conscience of his family’s charitable legacy in his daily life. By doing so, he fulfilled his social responsibility as a builder, realizing both his personal life value and his public social value, thereby attaining a significance that transcends his era. In this sense, this is the story of a contemporary pediatric expert’s life choices and medical journey, one that bears witness to the development of pediatric medicine in China and the construction efforts in both eastern and western regions, while also reflecting the life trajectories of a generation of intellectuals and the transformative history of 20th-century Chinese society.《归来徐家良：贵州到上海有多远》是一本关于儿科专家徐家良的传记作品。本书从徐家良先生的个人经历入手，立足于其从出生到求学以及工作和生活的不同城市进行书写，细致地呈现了徐家良从漂泊的少年到苦闷的壮年，再到归乡的中年以及晚霞满天的老年的丰富一生，不仅以医务工作者的专业能力为医疗事业和国家建设做出了应有的贡献，也见证了从中华人民共和国成立初期到改革开放四十年以来中国城市、社会的变迁，以及以东部沿海大城市上海和西部的贵州等地为代表的不同区域的发展轨迹，间接呈现了20 世纪下半叶以来中国的城市史、社会史、迁徙史和生活史。徐家良一生经历了抗战时期上海沦陷、 共和国 '开国大典'群众欢庆、服从分配参与西部医疗建设、支援配合国家'三线建设'、积极投身'改革开放'以及21世纪新时代等重大历史事件，他一直以医学专业技能立身立世，以开放和学习的态度立言立行，在平凡的医学岗位上尽职尽责地救死扶伤，在生活的日常里延续祖父辈以来为慈善公益的人道主义良知，履行和完成了作为一个建设者的社会责任，从而实现了作为个体的人生价值和作为公众的社会价值