China’s ‘lost generation’ recall hardships of Cultural Revolution

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Chen Li

By Tracy You for CNN

Hu Rongfen (front left) pictured with her three younger siblings days before she was to leave Shanghai for Anhui.

Hu Rongfen (front left) pictured with her three younger siblings days before she was to leave Shanghai for Anhui.

 

Shanghai (CNN) — Hu Rongfen had no choice. On November 14, 1971, in the whirlwind of Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution, the slender and soft-spoken middle school graduate was dispatched from Shanghai to a far-flung village in East China’s Anhui Province to work in the country. Continue reading →

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“新闻联播”寻母接地气，全城出警搜找马后炮

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Chen Li

2012-10-23 09:07:00

今年8月1日，家住桂林的老人周月英失踪。随后，周老太的四个儿子找来四辆车，贴上周老太的照片和寻人启事。在桂林的大街小巷寻找，但目前尚未找到。10月19日，央视《新闻联播》播出了这则新闻，还公布了联系电话：13768744202、1351734607。20日，桂林警方出动大量干警，在全市12县5区开展地毯式搜寻。（10月21日《潇湘晨报》） Continue reading →

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京华时报：运动式寻母不如制度化助老

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Chen Li

2012年10月23日08:47    来源：京华时报 李力言

对文辉四兄弟来说，患老年痴呆症的老母亲失踪两个多月而不见，无疑是不幸的。然而，他们的孝心又得到了颇为幸运的回应。央视《新闻联播》“破天荒”地为他们发布寻母消息，掀起了全民关注。继而，老人走失的桂林更是出动警力开展地毯式搜寻，进行了“全城寻母”的努力。

在以爱老、敬老、助老为文化内涵的重阳节到来之际，这样的新闻带给人温暖。正当中国大踏步地迈过老龄化社会的门槛，正当“扶老难题”成为一种社会困扰的时候，“国家级寻母”发散出宝贵的正能量。从央媒关注一个普通老人的安危，到网友参与了这场孝子寻母的爱心接力，我们从中感受到了古道热肠，更看到了以人为本、群众利益无小事等时代理念其实并不遥远。 Continue reading →

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