Zai Fei Xu Shang (On the Ruins)

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Title

Zai Fei Xu Shang (On the Ruins)

Subject

Chinese Underground Literature; Jintian; post-Cultural Revolution rural China

Description

The first text from the first issue of Jintian. It tells of a man’s memories and feelings of distance, set in the quiet countryside among ruins and silence.

Creator

Shi Mo

Source

Jintian Issue 1

Publisher

Jintian Editorial Group

Date

1978

Contributor

Jintian Editorial Group

Relation

Jintian (Today) magazine was closely connected to the Chinese Democracy Movement, particularly through its public display on the Xidan Democracy Wall in 1979.

Format

PNG: Screenshot Image

Language

Chinese

Type

Text

Coverage

China, Beijing, 1978

Citation

Shi Mo, “Zai Fei Xu Shang (On the Ruins),” Omeka, accessed June 2, 2026, https://omeka.ischool.utoronto.ca/items/show/306.

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