The Dog Years of Reeducation

Download or read book The Dog Years of Reeducation written by Jianqing Zheng and published by Madville Publishing. This book was released on 2023-02-21 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Chinese Cultural Revolution, millions of middle school and high school graduates, called the zhiqing or Educated Youth, were sent up to the mountains and down to the countryside to receive reeducation from the poor peasants. With deep conviction that they would play an important role in the transformation of rural China, the zhiqing became field hands, never realizing that reeducation was both a physical and psychological challenge. This collection of poetry is the representation of those reeducation years in the fields. Half a century has passed, but memories remain fresh, each a page of suffering, cheering, or dreaming to turn.