Abstract:

As the first novel in Yao literary history, Bonu River shoulders the important task of writing a national sense of
responsibility and the sense of the times. The main line of the novel is an economic reform of traditional Bonu people, alongside with
the protagonist's self-cognition and national culture reflection. The story ends with the heavy national exploration in a plain tone.
Though the exploration is failed, the national culture reflection which develops from the protagonist's self-enlightenment to harmony
offers reader a picture in which traditional culture co-exists with modern civilization.

Key words: Bonu River, cultural reflection, enlightenment, diachronism, synchronic