Red Dust Cold Eyes: China in Thirty Years as Depicted by a Cultural Icon

Author: Song Yunbin
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Publish Date: 2002-03-01
Features: Cold Eyes on the Red Dust (Shanxi People's Publishing House) is a diary by Song Yunbin from the 1930s to the 1960s. From the diaries of famous figures, one can see things that are not visible in their publicly published works. The diary ends before the Cultural Revolution (August 1966), presenting China's 30 years as depicted by a cultural celebrity. Song Yunbin himself was a renowned writer, scholar, and editor, with extensive and in-depth interactions with literary figures, involving over 300 Chinese writers he had connections with, some of which contain valuable historical materials. He was a very individualistic person with clear personal opinions, and his mindset reflects the mentality of the entire intellectual community. This book includes Guilin Diary, Kunming Diary, Beiyou Diary, Beijing Diary, Hangzhou Diary, Jiawu Diary, Yiwu Diary, Diary, Yesterday's Non-Rectification Diary, and Shenliu Reading Hall Diary, truly recording many major historical events from the 1930s to the 1960s, involving over 300 modern celebrities, and reflecting the inner journey of intellectuals in an era of social transformation.