《海边春秋》是一部反映中国新时代开发开放、精准扶贫的现实题材长篇小说。它用文学记录着中国正在经历的伟大时代，见证中国新时代的纵深与壮阔。全书以中国福建平潭综合实验区扶贫工作的真实案例为蓝本，围绕兰波国际项目与蓝港村整体搬迁的矛盾和破解展开叙事，重点讲述了主人公刘书雷如何从“书斋博士”成长为“改革斗士”“美丽乡村建设者”的故事。小说触及“21世纪海上丝绸之路重大倡议”“精准扶贫”“美丽乡村建设”“年轻人回乡创业”“生态文明建设”“以人民为中心的执政理念”“两岸一家亲”等中国新时代的诸多重大议题，成功地塑造了以刘书雷为代表的一批勇于担当、勇于开拓、心系群众的中国时代新人形象，洋溢着久违的暖意和进取精神。

Career on Lan Island is a realistic novel reflecting the development and opening up of China and targeted poverty alleviation in the new era. It is a literary record of the great era that China is experiencing, witnessing the depth and magnificence of China’s new era. The book is based on the real case of poverty alleviation work in Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone, Fujian Province, China. Narrative unfolds around the contradictions and deconstruction of the Rambo International Project and the overall relocation of Blue Harbor Village, telling the story of how the main character Liu Shulei grew from “Dr. Shuzhai” to “reform fighter” and “beautiful village builder”. The novel touches on many major issues of the new Chinese era, such as “major initiatives of the 21st century Maritime Silk Road” “targeted poverty alleviation” “construction of beautiful villages” “young people returning to their hometowns to start businesses” “construction of ecological civilization” “people-centered ruling philosophy” “one family on both sides of the Taiwan Strait”, etc. Career on Lan Island has successfully shaped the image of China's new generation of young people, represented by Liu Shulei, who are brave enough to bear the responsibility, to pioneer and to care for the masses, with a warmth and enterprising spirit that has long been missed.