Xungen movement explained

T:	尋根文學
S:	寻根文学
P:	Xúngēn wénxué
L:	root-searching literature

The Xúngēn movement is a cultural and literary movement in mainland China emphasizing local and minority cultures.^{[1] [2]} It began in 1980s and was similar to the back-to-the-land movement. Its premise is that the Cultural Revolution damaged a pluralistic Chinese identity and traditions that had existed for centuries, and that the reconstruction of that identity requires a healthy appreciation of local cultures. Furthermore, the century of modernization and cultural and political iconoclasm had only severed Chinese traditions. Some of the key writers are Han Shaogong, Mo Yan, Ah Cheng, and Jia Pingwa .

Notes and References

1. Book: Esler, Joshua . Tibetan Buddhism among Han Chinese: Mediation and Superscription of the Tibetan Tradition in Contemporary Chinese Society . 2020-05-28 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-4985-8465-4 . 27 . en.
2. Book: Zhong, Xueping . Masculinity Besieged?: Issues of Modernity and Male Subjectivity in Chinese Literature of the Late Twentieth Century . 2000 . Duke University Press . 978-0-8223-2442-3 . 167–168 . en.