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The Third Plenary Session of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee in December 1978 marked a turning point in mainland China's literature as well as politics. The call to seek truth from facts and take practice as the sole criterion of truth in politics allowed writers to cease serving the Maoist personality cult and concentrate on portraying ordinary people. Women became a legitimate subject of literature. With this change in direction, a new generation of women writers such as Shen Jung, Chang Chieh, Chang Hsin-hsin, Chang K'ang-k'ang and Wang An-i. The article discusses the development of female consciousness in the contemporary literature. (DÜI-Sen)

Since the end of the Cultural Revolution, mainland China has gradually opened its doors to cultural and economic exchanges with the outside world. The resulting huge influx of Western cultural influences has unavoidably led to clashes with the traditional culture. In the midst of this conflict of cultures, some mainland writers have begun to turn back to their traditional roots. This has given rise to a new trend of "roots literature" since 1985. This study examines the attitudes of three writers (Wang An-i, Cheng I and Mo Yen) toward confucianism in their novellas. (DÜI-Sen)

Analysis and critique of mainland Chinese scholars' views on Chinese culture. Factors in the re-evaluation of traditional culture. Discussions in the PRC on the relationship between traditional and modern culture. Views of the Chinese communist scholars in respect of the absorption of Western culture. (DÜI-Sen)

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Since communism was established in China, reportage literature has found favour with the authorities. A number of outstanding exponents of reportage literature have emerged in China including Hsü Ch'ih, Huang Kang, Liu Pin-yen and Li Yu. The authors think that Liu Pin-yen is China's most outstanding exponent of reportage literature. In this paper they examine the changes in Chinese society and Liu's criticism of these as reflected in some of his works written both before and after the Cultural Revolution. (DÜI-Sen)