Siheyuan: A Northwestern Polytechnical University Graduate with the Old Six System

In the autumn of 1962, fresh slogans covered Ma'er Hutong in the capital. Zhao Xuecheng stood at the entrance to the alley in a navy-blue Mao suit, a man of five foot nine who immediately drew everyone's attention. In those days, when most people had little to eat, he stood out in a crowd. A few women by the roadside stared at him, and he smiled back.