Xungen movement | |||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 尋根文學 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 寻根文学 | ||||||
Literal meaning | "Searching for roots" | ||||||
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The xungen movement is a cultural and literary movement in mainland China emphasizing local and minority cultures. It began in the late-1980s. Its premise is that the Cultural Revolution destroyed a pluralistic Chinese identity that had existed for centuries, and that the reconstruction of that identity requires a healthy appreciation of local cultures.