Wild Swans, by Jung Chang

Jung Chang's wild swans Chinese have experienced rapid changes in the government and culture of the 20th century. The public seems to stand up against the oppression of the ruling class, but freedom and equality still can not be claimed anymore. For centuries the dynasty cycle has dominated Chinese culture and collective consciousness. This process is characterized by unity, followed by prosperity and success, subsequent corruption and instability, and finally rebellion and overthrow.

Among wild swans, Jung Chang depicted the lives of three generations of women among her family. From 1909 to the end, I can understand Chinese cultural history deeply over the past 80 years. In an interview, Jung Chang said in an interview that the intention of Chinese women to write wild swans is that women in her family, especially her family, "demonstrate to work hard and overcome impossibility" It said. This book proves that they are witty to reconstruct her grandmother, her mother and her own strength and determination, and their pain, humiliation and fancy. The story of these women and their families serves as a lens that can gain insight into the turbulent history of China in the 20th century. The most important themes in this book are: love for family, loyalty and self-sacrifice

The full name of this book is Wild Swans: three Chinese daughters. Author Jung Chang talks about her grandmother's story, her mother's story, and her own story, taking advantage of the real experience of the family, utilizing the chaos of China in the 20th century. This is my favorite reading of history; it conveys a very personal story in the context of major events. Does history also occur in other ways? History books are often dotted with dates and facts, but lack the realism that only personal stories can be added