New Youth Anthology -- Echoes in the Forest

Author: Yang Jing
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Publish Date: 2000-01-01
Features: "The words one says are different from the actions one takes, and the words one says to one's face are different from those one says behind one's back. This is a common ailment among Chinese intellectuals. When an intellectual engages in social interactions in reality based on wealth, especially on power, how can you believe that his 'equality' is genuine? When a scholar cannot help but kiss the golden chain, how can you believe that his 'freedom' is authentic? And when he turns a blind eye to the suffering of the people, how can you believe that his 'universal love' comes from the bottom of his heart?" Excerpt from "Echoes in the Forest." This is once again a powerful analysis by Chinese intellectuals of their own living conditions, desires, and various cultural phenomena, proposing many new insights. The writing is sharp and thought-provoking.