china@latte.isnot.coffeeEnglish · 1 year ago

Kong Yiji: The memes that lay bare China's youth disillusionment

www.bbc.com

Kong Yiji: The memes that lay bare China's youth disillusionment

www.bbc.com

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china@latte.isnot.coffeeEnglish · 1 year ago

A short story from 1919 becomes a code word for discontent among jobless graduates.

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I was confused by the article until I read the wiki page for the short story in question

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kong_Yiji

Interesting, thanks for sharing.

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