Sure here's the English introduction for The Watersoul Bridge: The Soul Broken Blue Bridge is a Chinese novel written by author Wü Sān Līi in 1935 It tells the story of a young man named Li Yu and his journey through the mountains and rivers of China's Liaoning Province during the Japanese invasion of World War II Li Yu is a talented artist who has been inspired by the beauty of the mountains and rivers around him However during the war he is forced to join the Japanese army and become a member of their intelligence agency Li Yu is actually captured and forced to work as a spy helping the Japanese plan their attacks on China After the war Li Yu is released from his sentence and returns to his home town However he is no longer able to see his family and friends because of his experiences in the war He takes a journey through the mountains and rivers of Liaoning trying to find a way back home but finding it difficult to return The Soul Breaking Blue Bridge is a powerful and moving novel that explains the theme of courage determination and the power of human connections It has been widely read and translated into English and is considered a classic of Chinese literature