Chinese high school students' new new essays

Author: Cheng Hongbing, Editor-in-Chief
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features:
We advocate for articles that break new ground but oppose language deliberately made incomprehensible;
We advocate for depth in writing but oppose pretentiousness;
We advocate for individuality in writing but oppose sensationalism;
We advocate for students' essays to express personal feelings but oppose contrived emotional expression;
We advocate for middle school essays to return to their essence but oppose awkward and unnatural writing styles;
We advocate that only articles grounded in genuine emotion are truly vibrant essays, but oppose the practice of neglecting classic literary works and arbitrarily devaluing their poetic beauty;
We advocate for increased reading and broadening knowledge but oppose phenomena where people are solely engaged in (surfing the internet), watching DVDs, and being dominated by fast-paced fashion culture;
We advocate for emphasizing personal experience in private writing but oppose tendencies to focus solely on oneself, to lack love for life, or to disregard observation of life.