Great Escape
by Chen Bingan
About This Novel
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the exodus along the Shenzhen River continued for thirty years. Chinese citizens: farmers, workers, intellectuals, cadres, soldiers... Cannot bear the various political and economic sufferings caused by the leftist misfortunes such as the anti-rightist movement, the Four Cleans-ups, the Cultural Revolution, and the Great Famine. At the risk of his life under police dogs and bullets, he forcibly crossed the Shenzhen River and fled to the "free world" in Hong Kong! The fleeing people involved Guangdong, Hunan, Fujian, Heilongjiang... 12 Provinces and 62 cities (counties) in China, and the actual number exceeded one million! The border guards guarding the riverside with loaded guns and bayonets unsheathed faced hundreds of thousands of people pouring in like black clouds... An old soldier who took off his military uniform once told me that the young hands holding bayonets often trembled because of the conflict between conscience and military orders in front of their brothers and sisters! It was a bloody collision between defending the dignity of the Republic's laws and regulations and the people's escape from hunger and suffering, looking for freedom and happiness!
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Official(3)Scraped 13d ago
Worth reading to understand the truth. Reform and opening up benefit the country and the people.
Deeply touched. I hope everyone who has contributed their youth to the construction of Shenzhen will remember this history.
Right or wrong is not up to one's heart, gathering and dispersing are not up to one's will.
"The warehouse is solid and you know the etiquette; the food and clothing are enough and you know the honor and disgrace." The footsteps of the people will choose the life they want. I hope man-made tragedies will never happen again...
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Official(3)Scraped 13d ago
Worth reading to understand the truth. Reform and opening up benefit the country and the people.
Deeply touched. I hope everyone who has contributed their youth to the construction of Shenzhen will remember this history.
Right or wrong is not up to one's heart, gathering and dispersing are not up to one's will.
"The warehouse is solid and you know the etiquette; the food and clothing are enough and you know the honor and disgrace." The footsteps of the people will choose the life they want. I hope man-made tragedies will never happen again...
