This was a memoir of a true story of a true man born in 1949. It was about sociopolitical movement in China from 1966 until 2010. It begins about the Revolution marked Mao's return to a position of power after the failures of his Great Leap Forward. The movement paralyzed China politically and negatively affected both the economy and society of the country to a significant degree. The movement was launched in 1966, in the author's struggles, he was persecuted and suffered a wide range of abuses including public humiliation, arbitrary imprisonment, torture, hard labor, sustained harassment, seizure of property and sometimes execution. A large segment of the population was forcibly displaced, most notably the transfer of urban youth to rural regions during the Down to the Countryside Movement. Historical relics and artifacts were destroyed and cultural and religious sites were ransacked.Later, the author who has only middle-school diploma, after six years effort, was accepted by a famous university as a graduate student. Then he became a professor in the university. This book was his true story being a strong-mind inspirational man.
- | Author: Wandou Lao
- | Publisher: Bingxin Publishing Co., Ltd
- | Publication Date: Mar 01, 2019
- | Number of Pages: 440 pages
- | Language: Chinese
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 168454856X
- | ISBN-13: 9781684548569