admin's note: As Nimrod commented in an early thread, "the tankman photo was a snapshot ..., the whole incident is a lot more powerful than the snapshot; in the same way that the whole 1989 movement makes a more powerful statement than the snapshot of 6/4." Previously, we posted personal accounts of students from Tianjin or Shanghai to give readers a taste of the spread, both … [Read more...] about On my way to school, I saw beautiful flowers
1989
(Letter from kui) A recollection of the 1989 student movement in Tianjin
admin's note: This year is the 20th anniversary of the 1989 student movement. No matter what your view on this subject is, what happened 20 years ago is no doubt an important piece of Chinese history. As Zhu Rongji, former Chinese premier minister, then mayor of Shanghai, famously said, on June 8, 1989, “No one can cover up historical facts forever, and the truth will … [Read more...] about (Letter from kui) A recollection of the 1989 student movement in Tianjin
(Letter from EugeneZ) Spring 1989 in Shanghai – A Memory of the ’89 Student Movement
One year ago, Buxi asked me to write something on 6/4, and I did not get around to do it, but promised that I would do so this year, the 20th anniversary. At the reminder of Admin a few weeks ago, I started to think about this "action item". I pulled out a diary/report that was written within the weeks after 6/4/1989, the report was 50 some pages long. It did not have any … [Read more...] about (Letter from EugeneZ) Spring 1989 in Shanghai – A Memory of the ’89 Student Movement