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Forty Years Of Reform And Opening Up To The Countryside To Write

Posted on:2021-09-26Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:T SunFull Text:PDF
GTID:2515306098994679Subject:Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature
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In the interaction between the city and the countryside,the flow of urban people to the countryside is called "going to the countryside".The word "going to" in "going to the countryside" implies a look down attitude from high to low and from top to bottom,which also implies that the status of cities and villages is not equal.In modern times,there were several thoughts of going to the countryside,which had a great influence on Chinese society.In the 1920 s,1930s,1940 s,1950s and 1970 s,social thoughts related to going to the countryside appeared successively,and caused many discussions.In the three thoughts of going to the countryside,there are the struggle for the right of speech and the transformation of status between the city and the countryside,the city people,the intellectuals and the country people.Since the reform and opening up,going to the countryside has not disappeared.On the contrary,the form and content of going to the countryside are more varied and richer.In the process of going to the countryside,the discourse power of the city has been strengthened,and the central position of the city has been further consolidated.Forty years of reform and opening up,China's modernization and urbanization process is speeding up,the gap between rural and urban areas is growing,and the conflict between them is more obvious.In the new era of urban-rural relations,the city is in the leading position,which determines the nature and status of "going to the countryside".In the process of going to the countryside,the people who have the state administrative position act as the agents and executors of the state power,domesticate and transform the countryside.Those who come from the city not only represent the power will of the state,but also have the mentality of helping the countryside and farmers,and occupy a strong and dominant position in the dialogue and communication with the farmers.In the face of the education and discipline of those who go to the countryside,the countryside shows the attitude of both submission and rebellion."Going to the countryside" has the nature of enlightenment.The urban experience,knowledge and power of those who go to the countryside determine the identity of their enlighteners.In the process of economy,culture,science and technology going to the countryside,the countryside has changed under the Enlightenment of the city,and has become rich,beautiful and civilized.In the discourse construction of "going to the countryside",the local culture in the countryside is defined as backward,ignorant and savage,which is separated from the urban civilization and interest,and loses the rationality and discourse power.The construction of the discourse of "going to the countryside" reflects the "side effect" brought by the discourse hegemony of the city to the countryside.In the writing of going to the countryside,there are also a few works that cherish and praise the countryside.The rural world,which bears the local memory and traditional culture,is not only the object of modern urban education and enlightenment,but also the place of poetic sustenance,a mirror to reflect on urbanization and modernization.In the process of rapid development of cities,the disadvantages of cities are gradually exposed.The hustle and bustle of the city can't bring the inner peace and tranquility.The city people are full of desire in material consumption and indifference between people.Urban people yearn for the peace and harmony,beautiful environment and full of human feelings in the countryside,and begin to return to the countryside,trying to cure the "urban disease" with the countryside.In this kind of dialogue,the countryside is the Utopia of the city and the object of the city's praise.
Keywords/Search Tags:Going to the countryside, domestication, enlightenment, separation, poetic
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