Description
In the ancient Chinese calendar, which divides the lunar year into fortnightly periods, lih ch'uen or "beginning of spring" marks the end of winter storms and the advent of new life and promise. In 1979 China celebrated thirty years of Communist rule-thirty stormy years of uncertainty, indecision, impulsive leadership, tragic mistakes, adolescent hero- worship, changing moods of optimism and pessimism, emotional outbursts and irrational behaviour. The People's Republic of China has passed through a phase of what the German classicists called "Sturm und Drang" with its ebul- lient enthusiasm and unbridled passion. Is the winter of China's storms now to give place to a new spring of hope and progress?
ISBN:0340245492
