Temple of Memories: History, Power, and Morality in a Chinese Village Hardcover - 1996 - 1st Edition
by Jun Jing
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This study focuses on the politics of memory in the village of Dachuan in northwest China, in which 85 percent of the villagers are surnamed Kong and believe themselves to be descendants of Confucius. It recounts both how this proud community was subjected to intense suffering during the Maoist era, culminating in its forcible resettlement in December 1960 to make way for the construction of a major hydroelectric dam, and how the village eventually sought recovery through the commemoration of that suffering and the revival of a redefined religion.
Before 1949, the Kongs had dominated their area because of their political influence, wealth, and, above all, their identification with Confucius, whose precepts underlay so much of the Chinese ethical and political tradition. After the Communists came to power in 1949, these people, as a literal embodiment of the Confucian heritage, became prime targets for Maoist political campaigns attacking the traditional order, from land reform to the "Criticize Confucius" movement. Many villagers were arrested, three were beheaded, and others died in labor camps. When the villagers were forced to hastily abandon their homes and the village temple, they had time to disinter only the bones of their closest family members; the tombs of earlier generations were destroyed by construction workers for the dam.
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- Title Temple of Memories: History, Power, and Morality in a Chinese Village
- Author Jun Jing
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 232
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA, U.S.A.
- Date 1996-12-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
- ISBN 9780804727563 / 0804727562
- Weight 0.86 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 8.78 x 5.72 x 0.73 in (22.30 x 14.53 x 1.85 cm)
- Reading level 1390
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
- Ethnic Orientation: Asian - Chinese
- Library of Congress subjects Gansu Sheng (China) - Social conditions, Kong family
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96015406
- Dewey Decimal Code 306.095
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