Youth without Promises – The Story of a Top University Student Born in the 1980s

Author: Zhang Hongjie
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This book tells the growth stories of top university students born in the 1980s. Currently, China has nearly 20 million college students, ranking first in the world. Author Zhang Hongjie interviewed current students from ten prestigious universities in three major cities—Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou—and wrote this book based on their growth stories and university experiences. The ten top universities are: Tsinghua University, Peking University, Renmin University of China, Beijing Normal University, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Tongji University, Sun Yat-sen University, and South China University of Technology.
Youth is a shared journey, and we meet along the way. To know oneself, one needs a reference point. If you don’t understand the paths others have taken in life, it will be difficult to choose your own. The worries of growing up, the confusion about the future, and the loss of direction in life—can we make promises? Do we need to make promises? When faced with commitments, does beautiful youth become fragile or strong? The experiences of these top university students during their college life may offer inspiration to countless young people. Their shining youth may illuminate the path ahead.
Over the past four years, more than 1,400 days have passed, with you and me in them. Let us still remember those beautiful stories, those with known or unknown endings, and relive the unforgettable flavors of youth.