Growth Rings
About This Novel
The TV series of the same name adapted from the book, starring Zhang Shihui, Wang Fengbin, Wang Zhigang, etc., Was broadcast in 1992 and won the 1995 Popular Television "Golden Eagle Award" for the best long series. This book tells the story of six educated youths Wang Xiaosong, Wu Zhenqing, Han Debao, Xu Ke, Hao Mei, and Zhang Meng who went to the mountains and countryside in Beidahuang. They experienced natural disasters in the 1960s and tasted the hardship of life prematurely. The "Cultural Revolution" made them confused. Beidahuang made them tenacious and mature, and also made them want to give up. They cherish the family ties of traditional Chinese families, the friendship of friends loving each other, and each of them has experienced a love full of tragedy and misunderstandings... When the tide of reform swept across the earth, the best time of their lives had passed. However, they are unwilling to become the beat generation and still pursue a positive meaning in life.
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The novels of educated youth are a writing theme produced in a special historical period. They have the characteristics of combining historical and poetic nature. They have great historical value and are of certain help to us in studying the history of that time.
Educated youth literature is an indispensable part of Chinese literature. Its emergence has brought a new force and trend to Chinese literature, and it is a highlight in the history of Chinese literature.
Each generation has its own story, character and spirit, and reading it makes people deeply educated.
The literature of educated youth is a unique landscape in the chaotic era at that time. The characters and events involved in it are all related to what happened at that time, and have distinctive characteristics of the times.
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Official(5)Scraped 1d ago
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The novels of educated youth are a writing theme produced in a special historical period. They have the characteristics of combining historical and poetic nature. They have great historical value and are of certain help to us in studying the history of that time.
Educated youth literature is an indispensable part of Chinese literature. Its emergence has brought a new force and trend to Chinese literature, and it is a highlight in the history of Chinese literature.
Each generation has its own story, character and spirit, and reading it makes people deeply educated.
The literature of educated youth is a unique landscape in the chaotic era at that time. The characters and events involved in it are all related to what happened at that time, and have distinctive characteristics of the times.
