What was China like in 1970s?

From 65438 to 0978, with the convening of the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, China began to embark on the journey of reform and opening up. Prior to this, the productivity level of China society was relatively backward, and the ability to produce cars was even more lacking. Therefore, people at that time were very satisfied and proud of owning a bicycle!

In the 1970s, the film industry in China was in its infancy and development stage. At that time, the film investment was relatively small, and there were few large-scale productions with investment of hundreds of millions. This is a huge contrast with the large-scale investment of hundreds of millions of dollars. Because there was no gorgeous scene of big production, the movies at that time reflected people's feelings more.

In the 1970s, China's economy just started to develop, and the gap between the rich and the poor and between urban and rural areas was much smaller than it is now. Nowadays, developed cities such as Beishangguangshen and Shenzhen are full of traffic and high-rise buildings; In remote inland villages, water and electricity are scarce and villagers do not have enough to eat. In the 1970s, China, whether it is a city or a rural area, was roughly what it looked like in the photo!

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In the 1970s, the movement of going to the countryside was the unique memory of most young people. Most Beijing students went to Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia Corps, Yunnan Farm and Shanxi and Shaanxi to settle down. They left school and their home in Beijing and spent their best time in the frontier and countryside. This is the memory of a person, a group of people and a generation about youth.

In the 1970s, they went to the countryside to write poems, draw pictures, fight wars and make revolutions. These things with a profound imprint of the times laid the initial values of everyone, even decided people's life choices, and also created a special group of intellectuals. They are depressed and desperate, but at the same time full of passion, eager for freedom, eager to break free from bondage and eager to express.

It is in this environment that literature and painting in the 1970s were inspired.

The 1970s was an era full of hope and despair, and it was also an era when culture and ideas collided. Now we look back on the past, those are indelible precious wealth and should be regarded as treasures.

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