China is more prosperous than before. The people have better lives but they are not happy and confident because the scars are still there.
...go in the direction your head is pointed in. - Jung Chang
...go in the direction your head is pointed in.
- Jung Chang
When I was in China, Mao was Chairman, and parents were terrified to tell their children anything that differed from the party line in case the child… - Jung Chang
When I was in China, Mao was Chairman, and parents were terrified to tell their children anything that differed from the party line in case the child…
As a child, my idea of the West was that it was a miasma of poverty and misery, like that of the homeless 'Little Match Girl'in the Hans Christian An… - Jung Chang
As a child, my idea of the West was that it was a miasma of poverty and misery, like that of the homeless 'Little Match Girl'in the Hans Christian An…
If children were brought up to become non-conformists it would only ruin their lives. So parents all over China who loved their children told them to… - Jung Chang
If children were brought up to become non-conformists it would only ruin their lives. So parents all over China who loved their children told them to…
When a man gets power, even his chickens and dogs rise to heaven. - Jung Chang
When a man gets power, even his chickens and dogs rise to heaven.
I remember when my mother pointed to a stone, and she said this was the kind of stone people used to place on the feet of the baby girls to stop them… - Jung Chang
I remember when my mother pointed to a stone, and she said this was the kind of stone people used to place on the feet of the baby girls to stop them…
China is more prosperous than before. The people have better lives but they are not happy and confident because the scars are still there. - Jung Chang
The Chinese seemed to be mourning Mao in a heartfelt fashion. But I wondered how many of their tears were genuine. People had practiced acting to suc… - Jung Chang
The Chinese seemed to be mourning Mao in a heartfelt fashion. But I wondered how many of their tears were genuine. People had practiced acting to suc…
When he asked my grandmother if she would mind being poor, she said she would be happy just to have her daughter and himself: 'If you have love, even… - Jung Chang
When he asked my grandmother if she would mind being poor, she said she would be happy just to have her daughter and himself: 'If you have love, even…
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