Material girl in 1980

Author: Ye Xuan
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: We were born in the 1980s, squeezed out of the late 1970s political cars. From then on, this life is to be identified with the 1980s. When writers of the post-80 generation become increasingly romantic and flamboyant, we must take on the labels brought by this era and explain with a weak voice: We are the generation that bridges the 1970s and the 1980s. On us, there are no distinct personality traits of the 1980s, but we hold onto the nostalgia of the 1970s; there is no clear youth angst language of the 1970s, but we believe in the 1980s' soaring personal struggles. We are the generation born alongside the reform and opening-up, and also the first to experience the life under the rationing system. We are the generation that can generally enjoy higher education, but also the first to face more competition and setbacks. In short, because of this unique status and experience, our generation has acquired even more unique characteristics and symbols.