Youth · Peking University

Author: Hu Bowei
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This generation, their lives have experienced a transformation in Chinese history unprecedented in scale. Relationships suddenly turned into relationships between people and political forces. In front of you, it seems like it's still people, but they represent a group of forces. In the face of such groups, individuals are squeezed and even crushed. People wear symbols, and symbols determine your value. Lin Da (Senior Author) This is the author's second memoir following "Childhood 'Republic'," recalling their high school years in Shanghai during the early days of regime change and their later experience studying at Peking University. With the establishment of the People's Republic, the author welcomed their youth. The changes of the times left a deep imprint on the author's life journey. Amidst the turbulent years, the author grew up through excitement, palpitations, confusion, and setbacks.