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Colors of the Mountain is a 1999 memoir written by the Chinese author Da Chen. The book concerns Da Chen's upbringing during the brutal and repressive regime of Mao Zedong during the 1960s and 1970s.
Chapter Summary of Events; 1: Da Chen describes his idyllic childhood in Yellow Stone, a village nestled amidst the mountains in rural China. 2: The Cultural Revolution sweeps across China, bringing with it political indoctrination, societal upheaval, and persecution of intellectuals and landowners. 3
Jun 1, 2021 · Chapter 1: Da Chen’s family had been landlords, so they were treated very poorly during the Cultural Revolution. His father was fired from his teaching job and spent time off and on in labor camps.
Jan 1, 2001 · Colors of the Mountain is a classic story of triumph over adversity, a memoir of a boyhood full of spunk, mischief, and love, and a welcome introduction to an amazing young writer. Da Chen was born in 1962, in the Year of Great Starvation.
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Feb 1, 2000 · COLORS OF THE MOUNTAIN. by Da Chen ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 1, 2000. bookshelf. shop now. A moving evocation of life in a remote village in China in the 1960s and ’70s. The Chens had the misfortune to be descended from a landlord, and the consequences followed all the descendants, even the grandchildren, as ineluctably as race in the worst days ...
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Colors of the Mountain. by Da Chen. In September 1971, I entered third grade. Dad had come back from the camp on the mountain and was at another reform camp ten miles away from our town. They made him dig ditches from morning to night to expand an irrigation system that eventually failed to work, while continuing to press for more confessions ...
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Colors of the Mountain is a classic story of triumph over adversity, a memoir of a boyhood full of spunk, mischief, and love, and a welcome introduction to an amazing young writer. Da Chen was born in 1962, in the Year of Great Starvation.
