Today (Jintian) Underground Literary Magazine
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Title
Today (Jintian) Underground Literary Magazine
Subject
Chinese literature, samizdat, political resistance
Description
Today (Jintian) was an underground literary magazine in Beijing that gave rise to the Misty Poets movement. The magazine defied censorship by rejecting ideological orthodoxy and promoting personal, experimental literature. It was banned by the Chinese government in 1980.
Creator
Bei Dao, Mang Ke
Source
Gao, M. (2008). The Battle for China’s Past. Pluto Press.
Publisher
Independent
Date
1978–1980
Contributor
Misty Poets Circle
Rights
Educational use only
Relation
Related to the Misty Poets literary movement; precursor to overseas issues of Jintian in the 1990s.
Format
Magazine / mimeographed booklet
Language
Chinese
Type
Text; Periodical; Underground Magazine
Identifier
today-magazine-jintian-1978
Coverage
Beijing, China; 1978–1980
Citation
Bei Dao, Mang Ke, “Today (Jintian) Underground Literary Magazine,” Omeka, accessed February 7, 2026, https://omeka.ischool.utoronto.ca/items/show/475.