这是一部渭河平原五十年变迁的雄奇史诗，一轴中国农村班斓多彩、触目惊心的长幅画卷。主人公六娶六丧，神秘的序曲预示着不祥。一个家族两代子孙，为争夺白鹿原的统治代代争斗不已，上演了一幕幕惊心动魄的活剧：巧取风水地，恶施美人计，孝子为匪，亲翁杀媳，兄弟相煎，情人反目……大革命、日寇入侵、三年内战，白鹿原翻云覆雨，王旗变幻，家仇国恨交错缠结，冤冤相报代代不已……古老的土地在新生的阵痛中颤栗。厚重深邃的思想内容，复杂多变的人物性格，跌宕曲折的故事情节，绚丽多彩的风土人情，形成作品鲜明的艺术特色和令人震撼的真实感。

This is a splendid saga of Guanzhong Plain as well as a colorful painting scroll of Chinese village. Bai Jiaxuan, the protagonist marries six wives who all died. This weird destiny indicates ill omen. Two generations of a family put on soul-stirring plays for ruling White Deer grabbing geomantic field, taking honey-trap for malevolence, dutiful son becoming gangster, kind father-in-law killing his daughter-in-law, struggles of brothers, lovers becoming enemies...Great Revolution, the War of Resistance Against Japan, three-year civil war...The place changes dramatically-time changes, enmity of family and nation are entangled and complex. The revenge wrongly goes from generation to generation. The antique soil is trembling in the throes.