★ A Youthful Allegory of Absurd Revolution: Set in an isolated elite school, this novel follows a group of privileged teenagers attempting to stage a farcical revolution, exposing the emptiness and cruelty of the ruling class.
★ Collision of Two Worlds: When the school gates open for a "Benevolence Open Day" — a misguided attempt to share resources with the underprivileged — the violent clash between these two worlds triggers a series of psychological breakdowns and sudden deaths among the hypersensitive students, laying bare the turmoil and confusion of adolescence.
★ Deconstructing the Naivety of Youthful Rebellion: Through the perspectives of characters like Lu Xin, Qin Ziye, and Chen Ying, the work dismantles the idealism and hypocrisy of teenage revolution, culminating in a bloody "tragedy of charity" that forces a reckoning with the illusions of youth.

"Sundial Village Diaries" tells the story of an isolated elite school, "Sundial Village", where a group of wealthy, privileged teenagers attempt to launch an absurd revolution. Sheltered from the real world, these heirs of wealth, driven by idealistic impulses, organize a "Benevolence Open Day", inviting the underclass to share in their resources. But when the school gates open, the violent collision of these two worlds leads to a chain of psychological crises and sudden deaths among the fragile students. Through the eyes of characters like Lu Xin, Qin Ziye, and Chen Ying, the novel exposes the hollowness and brutality of the privileged class, along with the growing pains of adolescence — identity struggles, sexual exploration, and ultimately, the deconstruction of youthful rebellion’s naivety in a bloody "tragedy of charity".

Chen Jiarong, born in 1998, currently resides in Beijing and holds a Master's degree in History from University College London. Since 2013, she has been publishing poetry works in both Chinese and English, which have appeared in various journals and magazines such as "Macao Daily", "Poetry Tide", "Young Writers" and the "KCL Literary Journal" (King's College London Literary Journal).