The first section, "The Feast," comprises 48 pieces about the historic vicissitudes of steppe culture, and was originally written in response to the China Times 'invitation for manuscripts to post in one of its columns.
輯一〈盛宴〉是應中國時報人間副刊邀稿，刊登於「三少四壯」專欄中的四十八篇有關草原文化的歷史興衰。